Dorothy Revier
Encyclopedia
Dorothy Revier was an American actress.
She was educated in the public schools of Oakland before going to New York City
to study classical dancing. Later she went to Paris
, France
, to study and was discovered by a talent agent while working in a cabaret
.
She made her film debut in The Broadway Madonna (1922), and was active throughout the 1920s, playing in The Virgin (1924), The Supreme Test (1923), An Enemy of Men (1925), Cleopatra (1928), Tanned Legs (1929) and The Iron Mask
(1929). After recovering from two broken arms suffered in a 1930 car accident, she played roles in low-budget films for Columbia Pictures
. Often she appeared as a femme fatale
, and she later worked as a free-lance performer in Buck Jones
westerns such as Lovable Liar (1933). The Cowboy and the Kid (1936) was her final film.
A resident of West Hollywood, Revier died at the age of 89, at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
, and was interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery
in Los Angeles
area, buried under the simple marker of name and dates, marked with the lone inscription, "Beloved Actress'.
She was educated in the public schools of Oakland before going to New York City
New York City
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to study classical dancing. Later she went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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, to study and was discovered by a talent agent while working in a cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
.
She made her film debut in The Broadway Madonna (1922), and was active throughout the 1920s, playing in The Virgin (1924), The Supreme Test (1923), An Enemy of Men (1925), Cleopatra (1928), Tanned Legs (1929) and The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a part-talkie film adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of The Man in the Iron Mask...
(1929). After recovering from two broken arms suffered in a 1930 car accident, she played roles in low-budget films for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. Often she appeared as a femme fatale
Femme fatale
A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art...
, and she later worked as a free-lance performer in Buck Jones
Buck Jones
Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
westerns such as Lovable Liar (1933). The Cowboy and the Kid (1936) was her final film.
Personal life
Revier was married twice, to the director, Harry J. Revier, and then to a commercial artist, William Pelayo. Both marriages ended in divorce.A resident of West Hollywood, Revier died at the age of 89, at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, formerly known as Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, is a private hospital located at 1300 North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The hospital has 434 beds.-History:...
, and was interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery is part of the Forest Lawn chain of Southern California cemeteries. It is at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, on the lower north slope at the far east end of the Santa Monica...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
area, buried under the simple marker of name and dates, marked with the lone inscription, "Beloved Actress'.