Dore Davidson (1851–March 7, 1930) was an American
stage actor
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. He was also a
film actor
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active during the
silent era
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. He was also an author and a producer.
Davidson was active in Yiddish theater before he began performing on Broadway. Broadway plays in which he appeared included ''
Rollo's Wild Oat
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Background
The play first had some tryout runs, including in upstate New York(23 January 1920)"Rollo's Wild Oats" (sic) ''Fayetteville Bulletin''(5 February 1920)Stage and Screen Person ...
'' (1920), ''The Stronger Sex'' (1908), '' What the Butler Saw'' (1906), ''Mademoiselle Marni'' (1905), ''The Judgement of King Solomon'' (1902), ''To Have and to Hold'' (1901), and ''Humanity'' (1895).
On March 7, 1930, Davidson died in Kings Park Hospital at age 79.
Selected filmography
* '' Stolen Orders'' (1918)
* ''Joan of the Woods'' (1918)
* ''
Humoresque
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History
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'' (1920)
* ''
The Daughter Pays
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Cast
* Elaine Hammerstein as Virginia Mynors
* Norman Trevor as Osbert Gault
* ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Light in the Dark
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'' (1922)
* ''
The Good Provider
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Broadway Broke
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* ''
None So Blind
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Welcome Stranger
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'' (1924)
* ''
The Great White Way
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'' (1924)
* ''
That Royle Girl
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