Web Quotableonline.com Frasescelebres.org Greatbookscollection.org

Ann Dvorak (born August 2, 1912; died December 10,
1979) was an United States|American film
actor|actress.

Born Anna McKim in New York, New York, Dvorak was
the daughter of silent actress Anna Lehr and
director and actor Samuel McKim, and as a child
appeared in several films.   She began working for
MGM in the late 1920s as a dance instructor and
gradually began to appear on film in small musical
roles.  Howard Hughes groomed her as a dramatic
actress and she was a success in such films as
Scarface (1932 movie)|Scarface (1932), as the
object of Paul Muni's affection,  and opposite
Spencer Tracy in Sky Devils (1932).  

Known for her style and elegance, she was a
popular leading for Warner Brothers during the
1930s, and appeared in numerous contemporary
romances and melodramas.  A dispute over her pay
led to her terminating her contract and working as
a freelance artist, but although she worked
regularly, the quality of her scripts declined
sharply.  With her United Kingdom|British 
husband, the actor Leslie Fenton, Dvorak travelled
to England where she supported the war effort by
working as an ambulance driver, and worked in
several British films.  She retired in 1951, and
lived her remaining years in anonymity, until her
death in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ann Dvorak has a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at
6321 Hollywood Boulevard.

==External links==

*imdb name|id=0245304|name=Ann Dvorak