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==Retirement, marriage, and later life== |
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Janis retired in 1930 and married bandleader [[Wayne King]] in 1932. The vice president of the [[Music Corporation of America]], W. H. Stein, was best man. Janis and King were married for 53 years, until King's death in 1985. She lived in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]], from 2004 up until her death on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98. She had a son, Wayne, and a daughter, Penny Pape.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/telegraph-herald-dubuque-iowa/mi_8023/is_20100314/dorothy-jones-king/ai_n52445555/|title=Dorothy Jones King – Obituary|date=March 14, 2010|newspaper=[[Telegraph Herald]]|accessdate=March 25, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She was interred in the All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona. |
Janis retired in 1930 and married bandleader [[Wayne King]] in 1932. The vice president of the [[Music Corporation of America]], W. H. Stein, was best man. Janis and King were married for 53 years, until King's death in 1985. She lived in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]], from 2004 up until her death on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98. She was one of the last survivors of the silent screen era. She had a son, Wayne, and a daughter, Penny Pape.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/telegraph-herald-dubuque-iowa/mi_8023/is_20100314/dorothy-jones-king/ai_n52445555/|title=Dorothy Jones King – Obituary|date=March 14, 2010|newspaper=[[Telegraph Herald]]|accessdate=March 25, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She was interred in the All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 12 June 2024
Dorothy Janis | |
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 Dorothy Janis in 1929 by Ruth Harriet Louise | |
| Born | Dorothy Penelope Jones February 19, 1912 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2010 (aged 98) Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1930 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Dorothy Janis (born Dorothy Penelope Jones, February 19, 1912[1] – March 10, 2010) was an American actress.
Early life
[edit]Born as Dorothy Penelope Jones in Dallas, Texas, her short film career began when she was visiting a cousin, who was working on a film for Fox Film Corporation in 1927. Her beauty was noticed at once and she was asked to make a screen test. Janis went on to make six films: five silents and one talkie.
Film career
[edit]Janis' only talkie film was Lummox (1930) based on the Fannie Hurst novel. This film, released by United Artists, now only exists as a single nitrate print at the British Film Institute. Janis was best known for playing opposite Ramon Novarro in the MGM film The Pagan (1929), for which MGM publicity portrayed her as half-Cherokee. The Pagan, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, was a part-sound film, with music and sound effects only, and featured "Pagan Love Song" on the soundtrack.
Retirement, marriage, and later life
[edit]Janis retired in 1930 and married bandleader Wayne King in 1932. The vice president of the Music Corporation of America, W. H. Stein, was best man. Janis and King were married for 53 years, until King's death in 1985. She lived in Paradise Valley, Arizona, from 2004 up until her death on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98. She was one of the last survivors of the silent screen era. She had a son, Wayne, and a daughter, Penny Pape.[2] She was interred in the All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925)
- Kit Carson (Paramount Pictures, 1928)
- Fleetwing (Fox Film Corporation, 1928)
- The Overland Telegraph (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1929)
- The Pagan (MGM, 1929)
- Lummox (United Artists, 1930)
References
[edit]- ^ While many sources credit her 1910 birth year, many obituaries also noted that she may have been born in 1912, a date supported by the Social Security Death Index.
- ^ "Dorothy Jones King – Obituary". Telegraph Herald. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010. [dead link]
External links
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- Dorothy Janis at IMDb
- Dorothy Janis at Virtual History
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