Doris Pawn

Acting Dec 28, 1894 Mar 30, 1988 (aged 94) Norfolk, Nebraska, USA

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Doris Pawn (December 29, 1894 – March 30, 1988) was an American actress who appeared in films of the silent era.

Director Sydney Ayres coveted Pawn as a leading lady early in her screen career. In 1916 she appeared in her first Fox Film feature, Blue Blood and Red, directed by Raoul Walsh. Studios were impressed with her personal charm and ability to act naturally. She was especially gifted in the art of pantomime.

In addition to Fox, Pawn made movies with Universal, Goldwyn, and Paramount Pictures. She returned to Fox in 1921 for the making of Shame. She starred alongside John Gilbert and Anna May Wong. Her final films were two dramas, Fools and Riches and The Hero, along with a western, The Buster. Each of these productions was released in 1923.

Pawn was first married to director Rex Ingram, but they divorced in the early 1920s. In 1917, she was injured on location in Mexico; a group of extras seized control of her car at gunpoint and told her they were taking her back to Mexico with them. As they were nearing the border, her co-star, George Walsh, passed the party in his auto. He sensed the situation, taking out his gun and threatening to kill the men if they did not stop. They fled from Pawn's car and quickly dispersed.

Doris Pawn died in La Jolla, California in 1988, aged 93.

23 Acting Credits

Doris Pawn

Acting

The Penalty

What Happened To Rosa

The City of Dim Faces

Cheated Hearts

The Millionaire

The Buster

Shame

One Clear Call

Guile of Women

Fightin' Mad

Li Ting Lang

The Spirit of '76

The Strange Boarder

The Trey o' Hearts

Strange Idols

The Hero

Always the Woman

Toby's Bow

Out of the Storm

Fools and Riches

Little Eve Edgarton

High Finance

Some Boy