- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAnna McKim
- Height1.64 m
- Ann Dvorak was the daughter of silent film star Anna Lehr and silents director Edwin McKim. She entered films at the start of sound, as a dance instructor for the lavish MGM musicals. She came to international prominence in Mặt Sẹo (1932) with Paul Muni, but often complained about the lack of quality of her films, which led to arguments with her bosses at Warners. She married British actor Leslie Fenton in 1932, and came to Britain to make a few films. She contributed to the British war effort driving an ambulance. She retired from the screen in 1951, and died in 1979.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bobby G
- SpousesNicholas Wade(November 17, 1951 - January 1975) (his death)Igor Dega(August 7, 1947 - August 7, 1951) (divorced)Leslie Fenton(March 17, 1932 - August 1, 1946) (divorced)
- Parents
- Attempted to have her Warner Brothers contract terminated over financial issues, after finding out that she made the same money as the five-year-old who played her son in Three on a Match (1932).
- She was an avid bibliophile and had a large and valuable collection of first editions dating back to 1703.
- Moved to England during World War II and, between film gigs, worked as an ambulance driver to support the war effort.
- Direct descendant of U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun (1825-1832).
- Her parents divorced when she was 8. She did not hear from her father after that for fourteen years, when she put out a letter in 1934 asking for information leading to his whereabouts. Six other men responded claiming to be her father before he did. He was living in Philadelphia at the time and had no idea she was in the movies.
- [when asked how her last name is pronounced] My name is properly pronounced "vor'shack". The D remains silent. I have had quite a time with the name, having been called practically everything from Balzac to Bickelsrock.
- [July 18, 1932] I don't want to go back to Hollywood if I can help it. I want to go back to the stage. The trouble with Hollywood is everybody is crazy for money. The producers are trying to make pictures cheaper and faster. They do not realize the public is becoming more critical, and can see the cheapness.
- Three on a Match (1932) - $250 /week
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) - $37 .50
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