The Wizard of Oz
1925
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Dorothy Dwan (born Dorothy Belle Ilgenfritz; April 26, 1906 – March 17, 1981) was an American film actress. [1] Early years. Born Dorothy Belle Ilgenfritz in Sedalia, Missouri, Dwan was the daughter of Charles Melvin Ilgenfritz and Nancy Dorothy Wallace.
Dorothy Dwan was a silent film star who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1925). She was born in 1906 in Missouri, married three times and died in 1981 in California.
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- Sedalia, Missouri, USA
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- Ventura, California, USA
Dorothy Dwan was born on April 26, 1906 in Sedalia, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Drifter (1929), The Wizard of Oz (1925) and Square Crooks (1928). She was married to Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr., Larry Semon and Fred Buckels. She died on March 17, 1981 in Ventura, California, USA.
- April 26, 1906
- March 17, 1981
Jun 9, 2013 · Learn about the life and career of Dorothy Dwan, a silent film star who played Dorothy in \"The Wizard of Oz\" and became a leading lady in westerns. Discover her marriages, lawsuits, and retirement from Hollywood.
Dorothy Dwan (April 26, 1906 – March 17, 1981) was an actress who played Princess Dorothea in The Wizard of Oz (1925) and is one of a few "Dorothy" actresses to share the character's name. She co-starred with and was directed by her second husband Larry Semon whom she married that same year.
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A silent comedy film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's novel, starring Dorothy Dwan as the princess of Oz and Oliver Hardy as the Wizard. The film features slapstick humor, stereotypes, and a tornado sequence, but is not a faithful or popular version of the story.
In the film, Dorothy Gale (Dorothy Dwan), a Kansas farm girl, is told about her Uncle Henry (Frank Alexander) not being her uncle after all. Suddenly, a tornado blows into Kansas and whisks the farmhands and Dorothy to Oz, where Dorothy is discovered as Princess Dorothea by Prime Minister Kruel (Josef Swickard). The farmhands are disguised as a ...
