Dorothy Vernon (actress) explained

Dorothy Vernon
Occupation:Actress
Birth Name:Dorothea Christine Arens
Birth Date:November 11, 1875
Death Place:Granada Hills, California, U.S.
Children:Bobby Vernon
Years Active:1919–1956

Dorothy Vernon (born Dorothea Christine Arens, November 11, 1875  - October 28, 1970) was a German-born American film actress.[1]

Vernon was born Dorothea Christine Arens as the daughter of a Lighthouse warden. When she emigrated to the United States is unknown, but it may have been as late as 1897. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1956. She died in Granada Hills, California from heart disease, aged 94. Her son was actor and entertainer Bobby Vernon.[2]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dorothy Vernon . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204203140/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba96e9c65 . dead . December 4, 2017 . December 31, 2017 . British Film Institute.
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/149037781/ "She Wants Her Nose Pretty, But Who Knows; Fanny Brice Tired of Folks Laughing at the Famous Prominent Member and Goes to Beauty Doctors—Ziegfeld Doesn't Like It"