Dorothy Devore(1899-1976)
- Actress
Diminutive, brown-haired Dorothy Devore was born Inez Williams in Ft.
Worth, TX. She completed her schooling in Los Angeles when her family
moved to California. She first acted in amateur revues, which she
also produced and for which she contributed the music. While still in
her mid-teens she performed in nightclubs and worked as a singer in
vaudeville. In 1918 she signed a contract with film producer
Al Christie. During the next five years she
became a pre-eminent ingénue of light romances and star comedienne in
numerous Christie two-reelers, on occasion billing herself as
"De Vore".
In 1924 Dorothy took an offer of a seven-year contract with Warner Bros./First National to appear in feature films. Unhappy at being cast opposite canine hero Rin Tin Tin, she eventually bought out her contract. Joining Educational Pictures, she returned to her preferred two-reel format and made a brace of "Dorothy Devore Comedies", with full control over all aspects of production. Unfortunately, she failed to make the transition to sound pictures and left the industry in the early 1930s.
In 1924 Dorothy took an offer of a seven-year contract with Warner Bros./First National to appear in feature films. Unhappy at being cast opposite canine hero Rin Tin Tin, she eventually bought out her contract. Joining Educational Pictures, she returned to her preferred two-reel format and made a brace of "Dorothy Devore Comedies", with full control over all aspects of production. Unfortunately, she failed to make the transition to sound pictures and left the industry in the early 1930s.
