The Searchers
1956
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Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, Jordan studied at what is now Rhodes College and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She performed in Broadway musicals, including Garrick Gaieties. [2] Dorothy Jordan (right) with Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery in Min and Bill. Jordan made her screen debut in the 1929 film The Taming of the Shrew. [3]
Dorothy Jordan. Actress: The Searchers. Brunette Dorothy Jordan was a graduate of Southwestern University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Trained as a ballerina, she first graced the stage as a chorus girl in top flight musicals, like "Funny Face" (1927), with Fred Astaire, and "Treasure Girl" (1928), with Gertrude Lawrence and Clifton Webb.
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- December 7, 1988
- August 9, 1906
Dorothy Jordan. Actress: The Searchers. Brunette Dorothy Jordan was a graduate of Southwestern University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Trained as a ballerina, she first graced the stage as a chorus girl in top flight musicals, like "Funny Face" (1927), with Fred Astaire, and "Treasure Girl" (1928), with Gertrude Lawrence and Clifton Webb.
- August 9, 1906
- December 7, 1988
Dec 14, 1988 · Dorothy Jordan, who danced with Fred Astaire, acted with Ramon Novarro and married the creator of “King Kong,” has died at a Los Angeles hospital. Miss Jordan, who ostensibly retired from ...
Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988) was an American film actress. Dorothy Jordan was born August 9, 1906, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Theresa Harrison and Edward Peter Jordan. After starting in Broadway, Dorothy became a film actress in Hollywood, beginning with "Taming of the Shrew" in 1929.
Dec 13, 1988 · Dorothy Jordan, a movie actress who began a short and successful career in talking pictures in 1929, died of congestive heart failure on Wednesday in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Jordan, Dorothy (1906–1988) American actress. Born Aug 9, 1906, in Clarksville, TN; died Dec 7, 1988, in Los Angeles, CA; m. Merian C. Cooper (film producer), 1933 (died 1973); children: 3. Appeared in several Broadway musicals, including stage debut in Garrick Gaieties (1926), before making film debut in Black Magic (1929), followed by Words ...
