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Dorothy Dwan was an American film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930, several of which were directed by her second husband, Larry Semon. Born Dorothy Ilgenfritz in Sedalia, Missouri, she married three times. She had one child, a son, Paul, by her marriage to Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr. Dwan died in Ventura, California from lung cancer, aged 74.
Birth Name
Dorothy Illgenfritz
Born
Thursday, 26 April 1906
Died
Tuesday, 17 March 1981
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Fighting Legion | Molly Williams | 1930 |
| The Peacock Fan | Peggy Kendall | 1929 |
| The California Mail | Molly Butler | 1929 |
| The Drifter | Ruth Martin | 1929 |
| The Devil Bear | Werta | 1929 |
| Obey Your Husband | Joyce Kennedy | 1928 |
| Riders of the Dark | Molly Graham | 1928 |
| Square Crooks | Jane Brown | 1928 |
| Behind the Counter | Dorothy Brown | 1928 |
| Silver Valley | Sheila Blaine | 1927 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Fighting Legion | Molly Williams | 1930 |
| The Peacock Fan | Peggy Kendall | 1929 |
| The California Mail | Molly Butler | 1929 |
| The Drifter | Ruth Martin | 1929 |
| The Devil Bear | Werta | 1929 |
| Obey Your Husband | Joyce Kennedy | 1928 |
| Riders of the Dark | Molly Graham | 1928 |
| Square Crooks | Jane Brown | 1928 |
| Behind the Counter | Dorothy Brown | 1928 |
| Silver Valley | Sheila Blaine | 1927 |
| Tumbling River | Edna Barton | 1927 |
| The Land Beyond the Law | Ginger O'Hara | 1927 |
| Spuds | Madelon | 1927 |
| The Princess on Broadway | Rose Ryan | 1927 |
| Hills of Kentucky | Janet | 1927 |
| McFadden's Flats | Edith Halloran | 1927 |
| The Canyon of Light | Concha Deane | 1926 |
| A Captain's Courage | 1926 | |
| The Great K & A Train Robbery | Madge Cullen | 1926 |
| The Call of the Klondike | Violet Winter | 1926 |
| Perils of the Coast Guard | Natalie Aldridge | 1926 |
| Stop, Look and Listen | Dorothy | 1926 |
| The Perfect Clown | The Girl | 1925 |
| Bashful Buccaneer | Nancy Lee | 1925 |
| The Cloudhopper | Dorothy Jack | 1925 |
| The Dome Doctor | Dorothy | 1925 |
| The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy / Princess Dorothea | 1925 |
| Breed of the Border | Ethel Slocum | 1924 |
| Kid Speed | Lou DuPoise | 1924 |
| Her Boy Friend | Iva Method, the girl detective | 1924 |
| Sinners in Silk | Rita | 1924 |
| The Enemy Sex | Showgirl | 1924 |
| The Silent Vow | Ethel | 1922 |
