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Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. [2] [3] Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest in 1936: "My fake name is properly pronounced vor'shack. The D remains silent.
Ann Dvorak. Actress: Scarface. Ann Dvorak was the daughter of silent film star Anna Lehr and silents director Edwin McKim. She entered films at the start of sound, as a dance instructor for the lavish MGM musicals.
Ann Dvorak. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. August 2, 1911 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. December 10, 1979 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (stomach cancer) Birth name. Anna McKim. Height. 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m) Mini Bio. Ann Dvorak was the daughter of silent film star Anna Lehr and silents director Edwin McKim.
Biography. Ann Dvorak and her father, Edwin McKim in 1934Â. Ann Dvorak made her first big entrance on August 2, 1911 in New York as Anna McKim. The only child of two vaudevillians, young Anna was raised in the business that would later make her a star (or at the least, a respected leading lady).
Nov 8, 2013 · Food & Discovery. Ann Dvorak: Researching a Rebellious Film Star That Hollywood Tried to Forget. By Nathan Masters. November 8, 2013. History & Society. Ann Dvorak prepares to battle Warner Bros. in court in 1936. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
The name Ann Dvorak wouldn’t ring even a faint bell for most people around at the beginning of the 21st century. Most people, I said – but definitely not everyone.. A while back, author James Robert Parish heard a loud gong when I told him during lunch at a West Hollywood restaurant that I had been working on a q&a with collector-turned-biographer Christina Rice (right), who has been ...
Anna Lehr. Filmography. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) Ann Dvorak could have been a major Hollywood star. At least she should have been. With unconventional, yet striking good looks and an acting style that was raw and understated for the 1930s, she seemed destined to rise to the highest heights Warner Bros. had to offer.
