Adrienne Dore

Adrienne Dore (May 22, 1907 – November 26, 1992)[1] was an American model and beauty pageant winner.[2] She was first runner-up in the Miss America 1925 pageant, competing as Miss Los Angeles. Dore was also an actress and went on to have modest career in motion pictures.[3]

Adrienne Dore
Dore in an Elmer Fryer photo
Born(1907-05-22)May 22, 1907
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1992(1992-11-26) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1928–1934 (film)
Spouse(s)Burt Kelly

Early life and career

Adrienne Dore was born Elizabeth Himmelsbach[4] on the army base of Fort Sherman in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho before moving to Yakima then Seattle, Washington were she attended school at a convent.[5] She performed in her first musical there at age three. Her education at Forrest Ridge Convent was in general studies but she focused on dancing and the theater.[6]

Dore moved to Los Angeles, California, and pursued a career in acting, obtaining a job at the Century Roof.[7] She was a singer in a musical review "Elliott, Comstock, and Gest", performing on the roof of the Century Theater at the Grove.[8] She competed in the Miss Los Angeles Beauty contest in 1926, winning, and went on to the Miss America pageant placing second in the competition.[9] Dore returned to Los Angeles where she began acting in silent pictures and two reelers before moving on to full feature "talkies".[10] First receiving top billing in minor pictures like Beyond London Lights,[11] then continuing with minor roles alongside such stars as Clara Bow in 1929's The Wild Party. She obtained a contract from Warner Brothers in 1931,[12] and supported Bette Davis in 1932's The Rich Are Always with Us.[13] She met and married independent or B film producer Burt Kelly,[14] who along with Sam Bischoff and William Saal, headed KBS productions.[15][16] Dore's last role was in Undercover Men, a 1934 Kelly film that was not released until 1935.[17][18] They remained married until his death in 1983.[19] Dore died at the age of 85 and is buried in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.[1]


Selected filmography

References
  1. Wilson, Scott (2016-08-17). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786479924.
  2. Mayne p.199
  3. https://newyorkerstateofmind.com/tag/adrienne-dore/
  4. "Clipped From Chippewa Herald-Telegram". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. 1929-12-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  5. "beginning of contest". The Scranton Republican. 1925-08-11. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  6. "interview with adrienne dore". Oakland Tribune. 1932-10-30. p. 15. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  7. Theatre Magazine. Theatre Magazine Company. 1921.
  8. Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. Dramatic Mirror Company. 1918.
  9. "Clipped From Asbury Park Press". Asbury Park Press. 1925-09-12. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. Massa, Steve. Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media.
  11. Blottner, Gene (2011-09-30). Wild Bill Elliott: A Complete Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786469031.
  12. "signed by warners". The Los Angeles Times. 1931-11-07. p. 21. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  13. Bubbeo, Daniel (2010-06-21). The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each. McFarland. ISBN 9780786462360.
  14. Pitts, Michael R. (2005-07-25). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. ISBN 9780786423194.
  15. Pitts, Michael R. (2019-04-12). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965. McFarland. ISBN 9781476676494.
  16. Soister, John T. (2010-06-28). Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s. McFarland. ISBN 9780786481859.
  17. Pitts, Michael R. (2012-12-13). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
  18. "The Films of Sam Newfield". dukefilmography.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  19. "adrienne's husband". The Los Angeles Times. 1983-03-08. p. 15. Retrieved 2019-03-08.

Bibliography
  • Mayne, Judith. Directed by Dorothy Arzner. Indiana University Press, 1994.


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