Known For: Acting
Born: April 16, 1905
Place of Birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Died: April 20, 1986

Doris Dawson

Doris Dawson Levy was born on April 16, 1905, in Goldfield, Nevada, the child of Bonewitz Xerxes Dawson and Reba Greenwood. She was another starlet working away in low-budget silent and early sound movie comedies as well as doing some photo modeling for the fashion industry. Some Information from archive.org motion picture realm 1929: Height 5 '1", red hair, blue eyes, 103 lbs. Schooling: Miss Gildner's School for Girls, and the Virginia College in Roanoke, VA. Swimming, dancing, reading and riding. No formal training in stage. Doris Dawson got her start in 1927 in The Christie Comedies silent shorts made by Al Christie. “A girl I had known was working at the Mack Sennett studio. I went to lunch with her one day and then went back to the studio to watch her work during the afternoon. It was the first time I had ever been inside of a studio and I was quite excited. They were ‘shooting’ so…

Doris Dawson

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