Doris Pawn
Date of birth: 1894-12-28
Place of birth: Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Doris Alice Pahn
Biography
From Wikipedia Doris Pawn (December 29, 1894 – March 30, 1988) was an American actress who appeared in films of the silent era. Director Sydney Ayres coveted Pawn as a leading lady early in her screen career. In 1916 she appeared in her first Fox Film feature, Blue Blood and Red, directed by Raoul Walsh. Studios were impressed with her personal charm and ability to act naturally. She was especially gifted in the art of pantomime. In addition to Fox, Pawn made movies with Universal, Goldwyn, and Paramount Pictures. She returned to Fox in 1921 for the making of Shame. She starred alongside John Gilbert and Anna May Wong. Her final films were two dramas, Fools and Riches and The Hero, along with a western, The Buster. Each of these productions was released in 1923. Pawn was first married to director Rex Ingram, but they divorced in the early 1920s. In 1917, she was injured on location in Mexico; a group of extras seized control of her car at gunpoint and told her they were taking her back to Mexico with them. As they were nearing the border, her co-star, George Walsh, passed the party in his auto. He sensed the situation, taking out his gun and threatening to kill the men if they did not stop. They fled from Pawn's car and quickly dispersed. Doris Pawn died in La Jolla, California in 1988, aged 93.
Movie Credits
Cheated Hearts
1921-12-12
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The Penalty
1920-08-15
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after
The Millionaire
1921-11-14
Jack Norman is an office clerk who falls in love with co-worker Kate Blair, a stenographer. He gets
The City of Dim Faces
1918-07-15
Chinese merchant Wing Lung and Elizabeth Mendall, an American, marry and have a son named Jang Lung.
The Buster
1923-02-18
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Shame
1921-07-31
William Fielding, a young widower, is living in Shanghai with his little boy, David. A young Chinese
One Clear Call
1922-05-20
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What Happened To Rosa
1920-12-08
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Guile of Women
1921-01-01
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Fightin' Mad
1921-11-20
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Little Eve Edgarton
1916-08-21
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Li Ting Lang
1920-07-24
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The Spirit of '76
1917-01-01
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The Strange Boarder
1920-04-01
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The Trey o' Hearts
1914-08-04
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High Finance
1917-03-26
Some Boy
1917-06-17
Strange Idols
1922-05-28
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The Hero
1923-01-01
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Always the Woman
1922-07-09
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Toby's Bow
1919-12-14
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Out of the Storm
1920-06-14
Impressed with Margaret Hill's singing ability, Al Levering takes her from the notorious dive in whi
Fools and Riches
1923-05-07
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