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Ann Dvorak

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Ann Dvorak

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Also known as Anna McKim

American actress (1911–1979)

Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood — Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)2008
  • Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage)1997
  • The Secret of Convict Lake — Rachel Schaeffer1951
  • I Was an American Spy — Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips1951
  • Our Very Own — Gert Lynch1950
  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone — Connie Kepplar1950
  • A Life of Her Own — Mary Ashlon1950
  • The Return of Jesse James — Sue Ellen Younger1950
  • The Walls of Jericho — Belle Connors1948
  • The Long Night — Charlene1947

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ann
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Honolulu
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
dance
Image
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manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Ann Dvorak
date of birth
1912-08-02
Commons category
Ann Dvorak
date of death
1979-12-10
cause of death
stomach cancer
start of work period
1916-00-00
writing language
English language
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