1903-04-26 Birmingham, Alabama, USA
From Wikipedia Dorothy Sebastian (April 26, 1903 – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress. Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected. Sebastian's first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She performed in George White's Scandals and later co-starred with Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a popular series of MGM romantic dramas including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930). Sebastian also appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite her then-lover Buster Keaton. By the mid-1930s, Sebastian was semi-retired from acting after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. After their 1936 divorce, she returned to acting appearing in mostly bit parts. Her last onscreen appearance was in the 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells. Sebastian married actor William Boyd in December 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They began a relationship after meeting on the set of His First Command in 1929. They divorced in 1936. In 1947, Sebastian married Miami Beach businessman Harold Shapiro to whom she remained married until her death. On April 8, 1957, Sebastian died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy Sebastian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Blvd.
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The Miracle of the Bells | Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited) | 1948-03-27 |
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Among the Living | Woman in Cafe | 1941-12-12 |
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Kansas Cyclone | Helen King | 1941-06-24 |
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Rough Riders' Round-up | Rose | 1939-03-13 |
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Days of Jesse James | Zerilda James (uncredited) | 1939-12-20 |
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The Women | Saleswoman Pat (uncredited) | 1939-09-01 |
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The Arizona Kid | Bess Warren | 1939-09-28 |
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The Mysterious Pilot | Jean McNain | 1937-12-09 |
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The Life of Vergie Winters | Lulu | 1934-06-14 |
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Allez Oop | Paula Stevens | 1934-05-25 |
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Ship of Wanted Men | Irene Reynolds | 1933-09-08 |
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They Never Come Back | Adele Landon | 1932-05-10 |
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Contrabando | 1932-09-14 | |
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The Wide Open Spaces | Rose | 1931-12-28 |
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The Big Gamble | Beverly Ames Beckwith | 1931-09-04 |
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The Deceiver | Ina Fontanne | 1931-11-21 |
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Ships of Hate | Grace Walsh | 1931-06-15 |
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The Utah Kid | Jennie Lee | 1930-10-27 |
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The Rounder | Ethel Dalton | 1930-01-18 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 | Dorothy Sebastian | 1930-12-01 |
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Officer O'Brien | Ruth Dale | 1930-02-15 |
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Brothers | Norma Moore | 1930-10-19 |
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Hell's Island | Marie | 1930-07-16 |
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Montana Moon | Elizabeth | 1930-03-20 |
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Free and Easy | Cave Scene | 1930-03-22 |
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Our Blushing Brides | Francine (Franky) Daniels | 1930-07-19 |
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The Unholy Night | Lady Efra | 1929-09-13 |
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Spite Marriage | Trilby Drew | 1929-03-24 |
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The Devil's Apple Tree | Dorothy Ryan | 1929-02-20 |
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The Single Standard | Mercedes | 1929-07-27 |
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His First Command | Judy Gaylord | 1929-12-28 |
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The Spirit of Youth | Betty Grant | 1929-02-15 |
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Morgan's Last Raid | Judith Rogers | 1929-01-05 |
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A Woman of Affairs | Constance | 1928-12-15 |
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Our Dancing Daughters | Beatrice 'Bea' | 1928-09-01 |
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Show People | Self (uncredited) | 1928-11-20 |
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The Adventurer | Dolores de Silva | 1928-07-14 |
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The Haunted Ship | Goldie Kane | 1927-12-01 |
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The Arizona Wildcat | Regina Schyler | 1927-11-20 |
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California | Carlotta del Rey | 1927-05-07 |
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The Show | Salvation Army Worker (uncredited) | 1927-01-22 |
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Love | Spectator at Race (uncredited) | 1927-11-29 |
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Twelve Miles Out | Chiquita | 1927-07-08 |
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The Demi-Bride | Lola | 1927-02-19 |
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On Ze Boulevard | Gaby de Sylva | 1927-06-25 |
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Beauty à la Mud | 1926-08-28 | |
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Torrent | Woman in Audience (uncredited) | 1926-02-21 |
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Bluebeard's Seven Wives | Gilda La Bray | 1926-01-13 |
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You'd Be Surprised | Dorothy | 1926-09-24 |
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Why Women Love | Pearl | 1925-10-18 |
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Sackcloth and Scarlet | Polly Freeman | 1925-03-22 |
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Winds of Chance | Laura | 1925-08-15 |
