Doris Davenport

Doris Davenport

From Wikipedia Doris Davenport, also known as Doris Jordan (January 1, 1917 - June 18, 1980) was an American film actress during the 1930s and early 1940s. Davenport was born in Moline, Illinois, but raised in Hollywood, California. She started auditioning for acting roles, and performed in her first film in 1934, titled Kids Millions. From 1934 to 1939, she would appear in only five films, supporting herself by working in New York City as a fashion model between films. However, when she auditioned under the screen name "Doris Jordan" for the role of "Scarlett O'Hara", the lead role in the now classic Gone with the Wind, she did well enough to become one of the finalists for the role, but lost out to actress Vivien Leigh. Despite not winning that major role, Davenport impressed MGM executive Samuel Goldwyn. In 1940, he gave a lead role to Davenport in the film The Westerner, starring opposite Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. That same year she starred in the film Behind the News opposite Lloyd Nolan. It would be her last role. With no other offers following that film, she soon retired from acting. She eventually settled in Santa Cruz, California, where she lived until her death on June 18, 1980, aged 63.

  • Title: Doris Davenport
  • Popularity: 1
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1917-01-17
  • Place of Birth: Moline, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As: Doris Jordan
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Doris Davenport Movies

  • 1940
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    The Westerner

    The Westerner

    7 1940 HD

    Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it...

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  • 1940
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    Behind the News

    Behind the News

    1 1940 HD

    As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter...

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  • 1936
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    Born to Dance

    Born to Dance

    6.1 1936 HD

    On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established...

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  • 1939
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    Sorority House

    Sorority House

    6.8 1939 HD

    A young girl begins to wonder if she really fits into the upper-class sorority she's trying to join.

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  • 1934
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    Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

    6.5 1934 HD

    A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.

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  • 1935
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    His Old Flame

    His Old Flame

    1 1935 HD

    Just as Charlie is running for mayor on a purity platform, an old flame threatens to show his torrid love letters to his wife if he does not withdraw...

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