Dorothy Vernon (born Dorothea Christine Arens, November 11, 1875 – October 28, 1970) was a German-born American film actress. Born Dorothea Christine Arens as the daughter of a

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warden, she emigrated into the United States as late as 1897. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1956. She died in

Granada Hills, California Granada Hills is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community has a sports program and a range of city recreation centers. The neighborhood has fourteen public and ten private schools. Histo ...

from

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, aged 94. Her son was actor and entertainer

Bobby Vernon Bobby Vernon (born Sylvion de Jardin) (March 9, 1897 – June 28, 1939) was an American comedic actor in silent films. He later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W. C. Fields and Bing Crosby, when the sound era arrived. Blue ...

Selected filmography

* '' Jazz and Jailbirds'' (1919) * ''

The Grocery Clerk ''The Grocery Clerk'' is a 1919 American silent short comedy film directed by and starring Larry Semon, Lucille Carlisle, Monty Banks, Frank Hayes, Frank Alexander, Pete Gordon, and Jack Duffy. The film has been released as part of a collection ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Fighting Guide ''The Fighting Guide'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Harry Lonsdale.Connelly, p. 347. Cast * William Duncan as Ned Lightning * Edith Johnson as Ethel MacDonald * Ha ...

'' (1922) * ''

Conductor 1492 ''Conductor 1492'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Plot As described in a review of the film in a film magazine, Terence O’Toole (Hin ...

'' (1924) * '' Commencement Day'' (1924) * ''

Cradle Robbers ''Cradle Robbers'' is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 26th ''Our Gang'' short subject released. Synopsis The boys cannot go fishing because they have to take care of their baby brothers and sisters. ...

'' (1924) * ''

Dog Days The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sud ...

'' (1925) * '' Tricks'' (1925) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1925) * ''

Buried Treasure Buried treasure is a literary trope commonly associated with depictions of pirates, criminals, and Old West outlaws. According to popular conception, these people often buried their stolen fortunes in remote places, intending to return to them ...

'' (1926) * ''

Telling Whoppers ''Telling Whoppers'' is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan and nephew Anthony Mack. It was the 55th '' Our Gang'' short subject released. Plot The neighborhood bully, Tuffy, played by Johnny Downs, is determined to ...

'' (1926) * ''

Twinkletoes ''Twinkletoes'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Colleen Moore. The film, as with most of Moore's vehicles at this time, was produced by her husband John McCormick (producer), Jo ...

'' (1926) * ''

Heebee Jeebees ''Heebee Jeebees'' is a 1927 ''Our Gang'' short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan and Anthony Mack. It was the 67th ''Our Gang'' short that was released and is considered to have been lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire. Cast Th ...

'' (1927) * '' Tenderloin'' (1928) * '' Should a Girl Marry?'' (1928) * ''

Manhattan Cowboy ''Manhattan Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Lafe McKee and Mary Mayberry.McGowan p.169 Cast * Bob Custer as Jack Steel * Lafe McKee as John Steel * Mary Mayberry as Alic ...

'' (1928) * '' Cat, Dog & Co.'' (1929) * ''

An Oklahoma Cowboy ''An Oklahoma Cowboy'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Art Acord and Dorothy Vernon.Connelly p.391 Cast * Art Acord * Ione Reed * J.P. McGowan * Dorothy Vernon * Slim Whitaker * Bobby Dunn * C ...

'' (1929) * ''

Riders of the Storm ''Riders of the Storm'' is a 1929 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Yakima Canutt, Bobby Dunn and Ione Reed.McGowan p.103 Cast * Yakima Canutt * Bobby Dunn * Ione Reed * Dorothy Ve ...

'' (1929) * ''

Headin' Westward ''Headin' Westward'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Mary Mayberry and John Lowell. Cast * Bob Custer as Oklahoma Adams * Mary Mayberry as Mary Benson * John Lowell as Ed Benson * J.P. ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Costello Case ''The Costello Case'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Walter Lang. Cast * Tom Moore as Mahoney * Lola Lane as Mollie * Roscoe Karns as Blair * Wheeler Oakman as Mile-Away-Harry * Russell Hardie as Jimmie * William B. Davidso ...

'' (1930) * '' Forgotten Women'' (1931) * ''

Sister to Judas ''Sister to Judas'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Claire Windsor, Holmes Herbert and John Harron.Pitts p.250-51 Cast * Claire Windsor as Anne Fane * Holmes Herbert as Bruce Rogers * John Harron as Ronni ...

'' (1932) * '' Malay Nights'' (1932) * ''

East of Fifth Avenue ''East of Fifth Avenue'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Wallace Ford, Mary Carlisle and Dorothy Tree.Dick p.237 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The plot revolves around the inhabitant ...

'' (1933) * '' The Laughter of Fools'' (1933) * ''

Please ''Please'' is a word used in the English language to indicate politeness and respect while making a request. Derived from shortening the phrase "if you please" or "if it please(s) you", the term has taken on substantial nuance based on its in ...

'' (1933) * ''

Unknown Valley ''Unknown Valley'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker and Wade Boteler.Balio, p. 334 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch in California. Cast * Buck Jones as Joe Gordon (as ...

'' (1933) * '' Cleaning Up'' (1933) * '' Alimony Madness'' (1933) * ''

Woman Haters ''Woman Haters'' is a 1934 musical short subject directed by Archie Gottler starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Jerry Howard). It is the inaugural entry in the series released by Columbia ...

'' (1934) * '' Flat Number Three'' (1934) * '' City of Beautiful Nonsense'' (1935) * ''

Father O'Flynn ''Father O'Flynn'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Wilfred Noy and Walter Tennyson and starring Thomas F. Burke, Jean Adrienne and Robert Chisholm. It was made Shepperton Studios.Wood p.85 Cast * Thomas F. Burke as Father O'Flynn ...

'' (1935) * '' The Speed Reporter'' (1936) * ''

Old Mother Riley Old Mother Riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act. Old Mother Riley (full comedy name: Daphne Bluebell Snowdrop Riley) is an ...

'' (1937) * '' Melody of My Heart'' (1937) * ''

Raw Timber ''Raw Timber'' is a 1937 American lumberjack Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Tom Keene, Kathryn Keys and Budd Buster.Pitts p.169 The film's sets were designed by the art director Frank Dexter. Cast * Tom Keene as Tom Cor ...

'' (1937) * ''

Slightly Dangerous ''Slightly Dangerous'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film starring Lana Turner and Robert Young. The screenplay concerns a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-lost daughter of ...

'' (1943) * ''

Booby Dupes ''Booby Dupes'' is a 1945 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 84th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedia ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Millerson Case ''The Millerson Case'' is a 1947 American mystery drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders and Clem Bevans. In the 8th film of Columbia's '' Crime Doctor'' series, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is ...

'' (1947) * ''

Rusty's Birthday ''Rusty's Birthday'' is a black-and-white American juvenile drama, released by Columbia Pictures in November 1949. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is the final entry in the eight-film low-budget series which centers on the bond bet ...

'' (1949) * '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951) * ''

The President's Lady ''The President's Lady'' is a 1951 novel of the life of American president Andrew Jackson and his marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards, written by Irving Stone. A biographical film was made in 1953 by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry Levin and ...

'' (1953) * ''

Women's Prison This article discusses the incarceration of women in correctional facilities. As of 2013 across the world, 625,000 women and children were being held in penal institutions, and the female prison population was increasing in all continents.

'' (1955) * ''

Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously no ...

'' (1957)

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