Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

From Wikipedia

Dorothy Sebastian (April 26, 1903 – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress. Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected. Sebastian's first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She performed in George White's Scandals and later co-starred with Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a popular series of MGM romantic dramas including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930). Sebastian also appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite her then-lover Buster Keaton. By the mid-1930s, Sebastian was semi-retired from acting after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. After their 1936 divorce, she returned to acting appearing in mostly bit parts. Her last onscreen appearance was in the 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells. Sebastian married actor William Boyd in December 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They began a relationship after meeting on the set of His First Command in 1929. They divorced in 1936. In 1947, Sebastian married Miami Beach businessman Harold Shapiro to whom she remained married until her death. On April 8, 1957, Sebastian died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy Sebastian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Blvd.

Acting

1939

Days of Jesse James

Zerilda James (uncredited)

1939

The Arizona Kid

Bess Warren

1939

The Women

Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)

1939

1934

1934

Allez Oop

Paula Stevens

1934

1932

1931

1930

1930

Our Blushing Brides

Francine (Franky) Daniels

1930

Montana Moon

Elizabeth

1930

The Rounder

Ethel Dalton

1929

1929

1929

Spite Marriage

Trilby Drew

1928

1928

Show People

Self (uncredited)

1928

Our Dancing Daughters

Beatrice 'Bea'

1928

The Adventurer

Dolores de Silva

1928

Wyoming

Samantrha Jerusha Farrell

1927

The Haunted Ship

Goldie Kane

1927

Love

Spectator at Race (uncredited)

1927

The Arizona Wildcat

Regina Schyler

1927

1927

1927

1927

The Show

Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Dorothy Sebastian
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
4/26/1903
Date of Death
4/8/1957
Also Known As

Dorothy Sabiston

Little Alabam

Stella Dorothy Sabiston