Dora Barton (''née'' Brockbank; 20 January 1880 – 13 September 1966) was an English actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938. She was the daughter of actress

Mary Barton ''Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life'' is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victori ...

and the sister of actress Naomi Barton. She married actor Anthony Caton Woodville—the son of

Richard Caton Woodville Jr. Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (7 January 1856 – 17 August 1927) was an English artist and illustrator, who is best known for being one of the most prolific and effective painters of battle scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. B ...

and grandson of

Richard Caton Woodville Richard Caton Woodville (30 April 1825 – 13 August 1855) was an American artist from Baltimore who spent his professional career in Europe, after studying in Düsseldorf under the direction of Karl Ferdinand Sohn. He died of an overdose of mor ...

—in 1908 but they later divorced. They had a son, Humphrey Caton Woodville, an entomologist.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995''

Selected filmography

* ''

Dr. Wake's Patient ''Dr. Wake's Patient'' is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Fred Paul and starring Phyllis Dare, Gerald McCarthy and James Lindsay. A doctor, who is a farmer's son, falls in love with one of his patients who comes from a wealthy a ...

'' (1916) * '' The Answer'' (1916) * ''

The Green Orchard ''The Green Orchard'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Harold Weston and starring Gregory Scott, Dora Barton and Ernie Collins.Low p.287 It is based on a novel by Andrew Soutar. Cast * Gregory Scott as Martin Wilderspin * Dora ...

'' (1916) * ''

The House Opposite The House Opposite may refer to: * ''The House Opposite'' (play), a play by Perceval Landon ** ''The House Opposite'' (1917 film), a silent film adaptation directed by Walter West * ''The House Opposite'' (novel), by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon * ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Infamous Lady ''The Infamous Lady'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Geoffrey Barkas and Michael Barringer and starring Arthur Wontner, Ruby Miller and Walter Tennyson. It was made at Twickenham Studios. It is also known by the alternative ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Bondman ''The Bondman'' is a later Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, first published in 1624. The play has been called "the finest of the more serious tragicomedies" of Massinger. Performance and publication ''The ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Price of a Song ''The Price of a Song'' is a 1935 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell. It is one of 23 quota quickies Powell directed between 1931 and 1936. It features a largely forgotten cast – only Felix Aylmer, here in a minor role, woul ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Cardinal ''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel of the same name (1950) by Henry Morton Robi ...

'' (1936)

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* 1880 births 1966 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses {{England-film-actor-stub