Doris Pawn

Doris Pawn

  • Birthday: 1894-12-28
  • Deathday: 1988-03-30
  • Place of birth: Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
  • Also know as: Doris Alice Pahn

Biography

From Wikipedia Doris Pawn (December 29, 1894 – March 30, 1988) was an American actress who appeared in films of the silent era. Director Sydney Ayres coveted Pawn as a leading lady early in her screen career. In 1916 she appeared in her first Fox Film feature, Blue Blood and Red, directed by Raoul Walsh. Studios were impressed with her personal charm and ability to act naturally. She was especially gifted in the art of pantomime. In addition to Fox, Pawn made movies with Universal, Goldwyn, and Paramount Pictures. She returned to Fox in 1921 for the making of Shame. She starred alongside John Gilbert and Anna May Wong. Her final films were two dramas, Fools and Riches and The Hero, along with a western, The Buster. Each of these productions was released in 1923. Pawn was first married to director Rex Ingram, but they divorced in the early 1920s. In 1917, she was injured on location in Mexico; a group of extras seized control of her car at gunpoint and told her they were taking her back to Mexico with them. As they were nearing the border, her co-star, George Walsh, passed the party in his auto. He sensed the situation, taking out his gun and threatening to kill the men if they did not stop. They fled from Pawn's car and quickly dispersed. Doris Pawn died in La Jolla, California in 1988, aged 93.

Filmography

The Penalty

1920

As Barbary Nell

Guile of Women

1921

As Annie

Fightin' Mad

1921

As Eileen Graham

Little Eve Edgarton

1916

As Miss Van Eaton

Li Ting Lang

1920

As Marion Halstead

The Spirit of '76

1917

As Madeline Brant

The Strange Boarder

1920

As Florry Hinch

Cheated Hearts

1921

As Kitty Van Ness

The City of Dim Faces

1918

As Marcell Matthews

The Millionaire

1921

As Marion Culbreth

The Buster

1923

As Charlotte Rowland

Shame

1921

As Winifred Wellington

One Clear Call

1922

As Phyllis Howard

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