Ann Dvorak

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Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest: "My fake name is properly pronounced vor'shack. The D remains silent." Dvorak was the daughter and only child of silent film actress Anna Lehr and director Edwin McKim. While in New York, she attended St. Catherine's Convent. After moving to California, she attended Page School for Girls in Hollywood. She made her film debut when she was five years old in the silent film version of Ramona (1916), credited as "Baby Anna Lehr". She continued in children's roles in The Man Hater (1917) and Five Dollar Plate (1920), but then stopped acting in films. Her parents separated in 1916 and divorced in 1920; she did not see her father again until 13 years later, when she made a public plea to the press to help her find...

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ScarfaceMovie • 1932'G' MenMovie • 1935A Life of Her OwnMovie • 1950Flame of Barbary CoastMovie • 1945The Private Affairs of Bel AmiMovie • 1947Madam SatanMovie • 1930Three on a MatchMovie • 1932The Long NightMovie • 1947Our Blushing BridesMovie • 1930Abilene TownMovie • 1946The Secret of Convict LakeMovie • 1951Merrily We LiveMovie • 1938Dance, Fools, DanceMovie • 1931The Hollywood Revue of 1929Movie • 1929The Crowd RoarsMovie • 1932