Dorothy Davenport

Dorothy Davenport

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1895-03-13
Deathday: 1977-10-12 (82 years old)

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Biography

Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer who appeared in silent film for Biograph Studios under the direction of D.W. Griffith.


While filming on location in Oregon for The Valley of the Giants (1919), Wallace Reid was injured in a train wreck. As a remedy for the pain from this injury, studio doctors administered large doses of morphine to Reid to which he became addicted. Reid's health slowly grew worse over the next few years, and he died of the addiction in 1923. After Reid's death, Davenport and Thomas Ince co-produced the film Human Wreckage (1923) with James Kirkwood, Sr., Bessie Love and Lucille Ricksen, a film that dealt with the dangers of narcotics addiction. Davenport took Human Wreckage on a roadshow engagement, followed up with another "social conscience" picture about excessive mother-love called Broken Laws in 1924, again billed as "Mrs. Wallace Reid" to capitalize on her husband's notorious death. She then produced The Red Kimona (1925) about white slavery. On screen she opens the film in silent narration or prologue. The details of the latter film were so realistic that Davenport was successfully sued.


She would later direct Linda (1929), Sucker Money (1933), Road to Ruin (1934), and The Woman Condemned (1934) and worked as a producer, writer, and dialogue director. Among her last credits are co-author of the screenplay for Footsteps in the Fog (1955), and as dialogue director for The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) with Ginger Rogers.


She and husband Wallace Reid had two children. She was married to him until his death on January 18, 1923. She never remarried. Dorothy Davenport died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in 1977 in Woodland Hills, California. She is interred with her husband in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.


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Filmography

all 91

Movies 91

Writer 16

Director 5

Producer 4

Screenplay 1

Writer
Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Movie
Writer
Francis Joins the WACS

Francis Joins the WACS (1954)

Movie
Writer
Francis Goes to West Point

Francis Goes to West Point (1952)

Movie
Writer
Rhubarb

Rhubarb (1951)

Movie
Writer
Impact

Impact (1949)

Movie
Writer
Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Who Killed Doc Robbin? (1948)

Movie
Writer
Curley

Curley (1947)

Movie
Screenplay
Redhead

Redhead (1941)

Movie
Writer
The Old Swimmin' Hole

The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940)

Movie
Writer
Drums of the Desert

Drums of the Desert (1940)

Movie
Writer
Haunted House

Haunted House (1940)

Movie
Writer
On the Spot

On the Spot (1940)

Movie
Writer
Tomboy

Tomboy (1940)

Movie
Writer
Prison Break

Prison Break (1938)

Movie
Producer
A Bride for Henry

A Bride for Henry (1937)

Movie
Producer
Paradise Isle

Paradise Isle (1937)

Movie
Writer
Honeymoon Limited

Honeymoon Limited (1935)

Movie
Writer
Women Must Dress

Women Must Dress (1935)

Movie
Producer
Redhead

Redhead (1934)

Movie
Director
The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin (1934)

Movie
Director
The Woman Condemned

The Woman Condemned (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Scott
Man Hunt

Man Hunt (1933)

Movie
Director
Sucker Money

Sucker Money (1933)

Movie
Writer
The Racing Strain

The Racing Strain (1932)

Movie
Director
Linda

Linda (1929)

Movie
Mrs. Bronson
Hellship Bronson

Hellship Bronson (1928)

Movie
Mrs. Jean Taylor
The Satin Woman

The Satin Woman (1927)

Movie
Producer
The Earth Woman

The Earth Woman (1926)

Movie
Director
The Red Kimona

The Red Kimona (1925)

Movie
Joan Allen
Broken Laws

Broken Laws (1924)

Movie
Ethel MacFarland
Human Wreckage

Human Wreckage (1923)

Movie
Leila Mortimer
The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance (1920)

Movie
The Wife
His Extra Bit

His Extra Bit (1918)

Movie
Edith, Lady Effington
The Squaw Man's Son

The Squaw Man's Son (1917)

Movie
Luella Brysk
Treason

Treason (1917)

Movie
Ellen Wilmot
The Girl and the Crisis

The Girl and the Crisis (1917)

Movie
Marie Delys
The Scarlet Crystal

The Scarlet Crystal (1917)

Movie
Clara Madison
Mothers of Men

Mothers of Men (1917)

Movie
Actress
The Wrong Heart

The Wrong Heart (1916)

Movie
Beverly Hope
The Devil's Bondwoman

The Devil's Bondwoman (1916)

Movie
Martha Gorham
Barriers of Society

Barriers of Society (1916)

Movie
Elionor Rossitor
Black Friday

Black Friday (1916)

Movie
Bessie Gale
The Unattainable

The Unattainable (1916)

Movie
Carner
A Yoke of Gold

A Yoke of Gold (1916)

Movie
Beatrice Farley
The Way of the World

The Way of the World (1916)

Movie
Hazel Rogers
Doctor Neighbor

Doctor Neighbor (1916)

Movie
Nancy Preston
The Unknown

The Unknown (1915)

Movie
Grand Duchess Feodora
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo (1915)

Movie
Grace Hunt
In Humble Guise

In Humble Guise (1915)

Movie
Ethel Crandall
The Test of Manhood

The Test of Manhood (1914)

Movie
Dorothy
The Den of Thieves

The Den of Thieves (1914)

Movie
Dorothy West
'Cross the Mexican Line

'Cross the Mexican Line (1914)

Movie
Actress
A Wife on a Wager

A Wife on a Wager (1914)

Movie
Dorothy
Love's Western Flight

Love's Western Flight (1914)

Movie
The Mountie's Wife
Passing of the Beast

Passing of the Beast (1914)

Movie
Actress
The Man Within

The Man Within (1914)

Movie
Renee
The Siren

The Siren (1914)

Movie
Mary Rohan
The Quack

The Quack (1914)

Movie
Wallace's Mistress
Women and Roses

Women and Roses (1914)

Movie
Actress
The Fruit of Evil

The Fruit of Evil (1914)

Movie
Jack's Wife
The Skeleton

The Skeleton (1914)

Movie
The Poor Man's Wife
The Test

The Test (1914)

Movie
Queen of the Gypsies
A Gypsy Romance

A Gypsy Romance (1914)

Movie
Angela Graham
Cupid Incognito

Cupid Incognito (1914)

Movie
Actress
The Spider and Her Web

The Spider and Her Web (1914)

Movie
Dorothy
The Way of a Woman

The Way of a Woman (1914)

Movie
Dorothy - Jim's Sweetheart
The Mountaineer

The Mountaineer (1914)

Movie
The Government Detective
The Heart of the Hills

The Heart of the Hills (1914)

Movie
Dorothy
The Voice of the Viola

The Voice of the Viola (1914)

Movie
Sue Jarvis
Breed o' the Mountains

Breed o' the Mountains (1914)

Movie
Mrs. Randall
A Flash in the Dark

A Flash in the Dark (1914)

Movie
Actress
The Greater Devotion

The Greater Devotion (1914)

Movie
Ethel
Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience (1914)

Movie
The Prospector's Wife
The Wheel of Life

The Wheel of Life (1914)

Movie
Countess Betty Ardmore
The Countess Betty's Mine

The Countess Betty's Mine (1914)

Movie
The Woodsman's Sweetheart
The Intruder

The Intruder (1914)

Movie
Actress
A Hopi Legend

A Hopi Legend (1913)

Movie
Dot
The Lightning Bolt

The Lightning Bolt (1913)

Movie
Dot
A Cracksman Santa Claus

A Cracksman Santa Claus (1913)

Movie
Dorothy
Retribution

Retribution (1913)

Movie
Dot - Wally's Sweetheart
The Fires of Fate

The Fires of Fate (1913)

Movie
Dorothy
The Cracksman's Reformation

The Cracksman's Reformation (1913)

Movie
Mrs. Burns
The Revelation

The Revelation (1913)

Movie
Actress
The Spark of Manhood

The Spark of Manhood (1913)

Movie
Mary McKenzie - the Factor's Daughter
Pierre of the North

Pierre of the North (1913)

Movie
Jessie Carter
His Only Son

His Only Son (1912)

Movie
Veda Mead
Her Indian Hero

Her Indian Hero (1912)

Movie
Clara Lyttell
A Brave Little Woman

A Brave Little Woman (1912)

Movie
Flower Girl
The Golden Supper

The Golden Supper (1910)

Movie
A Friend
A Gold Necklace

A Gold Necklace (1910)

Movie
Student
Examination Day at School

Examination Day at School (1910)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1895-03-13

Deathday
1977-10-12 (82 years old)

Birth Name
Fannie Dorothy Davenport

Birth Place
Boston, United States of America

Height

Relationships
Wallace Reid (1913-01-01 - 1923-01-01)

Children
Wallace Reid Jr.

Father
Harry Davenport

Mother
Alice Davenport

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Fannie Dorothy Davenport, Dorothy Reid, Dot Reid, Mrs. Wallace Reid


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