Dorothy Dwann

Well as you can imagine, I was rather quite excited when I saw this beautiful photograph online on E-bay of Dorothy Dwan. It seems like our gal Dorothy gets lost somehow in the heritage and history that is the "Wizard of Oz".


Dorothy played the role of Dorothy in "Wizard of Oz" which her husband directed in 1925. This of course was a Slient Movie shot in Black and white and from what I have learned Frank J. Baum (L. Frank Baum's son) was involved helping in the movie process.


Anyhow the card on the front of the photograph I won is a copy of the back of the same photo and it is stamped June 10, 1926, Larry Semon Productions 780 Gower St. Hollywood CA.


Then typed and glued to the back it says "Well boys, there is not much left to call your own! The girls in Hollywood have adopted the style of wearing pajamas for sleeping wear, claiming they are more comfortable then their own garments. Dorothy Dwan, Mrs. Larry Semon, is one of the advocates of silken pajamas and gol darn it, she does look cute in them".



DOROTHY DWAN
AKA: Molly Mills

Born: 1906-04-26
Birth place: Sedalia, Missouri
Death: 1981-03-17
Death cause: lung cancer
Profession: actor, realtor, nurse

Family
FATHER: Melvin Illgenfritz.
MOTHER: Nancy Wallace.
SON: Paul Boggs. Born on November 22, 1931.

Companion
HUSBAND: Larry Semon. Actor, director, screenwriter. Married from January 25, 1925 until his death on October 8, 1928.

HUSBAND: Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr. Oil executive. Married on May 23, 1930; divorced on December 3, 1935.

HUSBAND: Fred Buckels. Divorced.


Complete Filmography: (Total: 28)
Cast (Feature Film):

1. The Fighting Legion (1930) as Molly Williams
2. The Peacock Fan (1929) as Peggy Kendall
3. The California Mail (1929) as Molly Butler
4. The Drifter (1929) as Ruth Martin
5. Obey Your Husband (1928) as Joyce Kennedy
6. Riders of the Dark (1928) as Molly Graham
7. Square Crooks (1928) as Jane Brown
8. Out With the Tide (1928) as Joan Renshaw
9. Silver Valley (1927) as Sheila Blaine
10. Tumbling River (1927) as Edna Barton
11. The Land Before Law (1927) as Ginger O'Hara
12. Spuds (1927) as Madelon
13. The Princess on Broadway (1927) as Rose Ryan
14. Hills of Kentucky (1927) as Janet
15. Mc Fadden's Flat (1927) as Edith Halloran
16. The Great Canyon of Light (1926) as Concha Deane
17. The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926) as Madge Cullen
18. Perils of the Coast Guard (1926) as Natalie
19. Stop, Look, and Listen (1926) as Dorothy
20. The Call of theKlondike (1926) as Violet Kenney
21. The Dangerous Dude (1926) as Janet Jordan
22. A Captains Courage (1926) as Actor
23. The Perfect Clown (1925) as The Girl
24. The Wizard of Oz (1925) as Dorothy-- SILENT Movie
25. Bashful Buccaneer (1925) as Nancy Lee
26. The Breed of the Border (1924) as Ethel Slocum
27. Sinners in Sillk (1924) as Rita
28. The Silent Vow (1922) as Ethel