Dorothy Sebastian (1903 - 1957) was an American film and
stage actress.
In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress.
Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the
age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was
thick enough to "cut with a knife".
Before appearing in films, Sebastian performed in George
White's Scandals. Her first contact
in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She co-starred
with Joan Crawford and Anita Page in a popular series of MGM romantic dramas
including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930).
Sebastian also appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite
her then-lover Buster Keaton.
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| Dorothy Sebastian and Josephine Dunn fishing in California, 1928 |
By the mid-1930s, Sebastian was semi-retired from acting
after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. After their 1936 divorce,
she returned to acting appearing in mostly bit parts. Her last onscreen
appearance was in the 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells.
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