Dorothy Dunbar

Who was Dorothy Dunbar?

Dorothy Dunbar Lawson was an American actress and socialite, who appeared in silent movies in the 1920s.

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she appeared on the Broadway stage as a child in The School Girl.

In 1924, Dunbar went to Hollywood, where she starred in several motion pictures, including her role as the heroine in The Amateur Gentleman opposite Richard Barthelmess, which attracted considerable attention for her. She was also the fourth actress who played Jane, starring in the 1927 version of the Tarzan story, Tarzan and the Golden Lion, opposite James Pierce, who played the title role. Also in the cast was Boris Karloff, who played a native named Owaza.

Dunbar left the movies upon marrying her second husband, wealthy Minneapolis society man Thomas Bucklin Wells, II, who apparently acted in one movie himself, Ain't Love Funny? released in 1927 by Film Booking Offices of America.

She is said to have had seven husbands, including theatrical producer Maurice; Thomas Wells; South American millionaire Jaime De Garson; boxer/actor Max Baer; portrait painter Tino Costa; and Russell Lawson.