 Name: Dorothy Dwan |
| Birth Name: Dorothy Belle Ilgenfritz |
| Born: April 26, 1906, Sedalia, MO |
| Father: Charles Melvin Ilgenfritz (1885-1942) |
| Mother: Nancy Dorothy Wallace (1886-1943) |
| Siblings: none |
| CAREER |
| On-Screen Active Years: 1922-1930 |
| PERSONAL LIFE |
| She married actor/comedian Larry Semon in 1925 and they were married until his death in October of 1928. She married Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr. in 1930. They had one son together, Paul Worthcott Boggs (later know as Paul Boggs Crikelair) (1931-2010). She and Boggs divorced in 1935. Her last husband was Fred Buckels. Not much is known about this marriage, but it is reported to have ended in divorce. Her legal name when she died was Dorothy Buckels. |
| TRIVIA |
| She took her stage name from silent film director Allan Dwan, whose work she apparently admired. |
| DEATH |
| Died: March 17, 1981, Ventura, CA |
| Age: 74 |
| Cause: lung cancer |
| Interred: n/a |
| FILMOGRAPHY |
| 1930 The Fighting Legion
1930 Hide-Out 1929 The Drifter 1929 The Peacock Fan 1929 The California Mail 1929 The Devil Bear 1928 Out with the Tide 1928 Obey Your Husband 1928 The Virgin Queen (Short) 1928 Riders of the Dark 1928 Square Crooks 1927 Silver Valley 1927 Tumbling River 1927 The Land Beyond the Law 1927 Spuds 1927 The Princess on Broadway 1927 Hills of Kentucky 1927 McFadden’s Flats 1926 The Canyon of Light 1926 A Captain’s Courage 1926 The Great K & A Train Robbery 1926 The Call of the Klondike 1926 The Dangerous Dude 1926 Perils of the Coast Guard 1926 Stop, Look and Listen 1925 My Best Girl 1925 The Perfect Clown 1925 Bashful Buccaneer 1925 The Cloudhopper (Short) 1925 The Dome Doctor (Short) 1925 The Wizard of Oz 1925 The Parasite 1924 Breed of the Border 1924 Kid Speed (Short) 1924 Her Boy Friend (Short) 1924 Sinners in Silk 1924 The Enemy Sex 1924 Those Who Dance (uncredited) 1922 The Silent Vow
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Dorothy Dwan
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