Jordan, Dorothy, 1906-1988
Dates
- Existence: 1906 - 1988
Biography
Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988) was an American film actress.
Dorothy Jordan was born August 9, 1906, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Theresa Harrison and Edward Peter Jordan. After starting in Broadway, Dorothy became a film actress in Hollywood, beginning with "Taming of the Shrew" in 1929. In 1933, Dorothy married film director and producer Merian C. Cooper, and they were married until his death in 1973. Dorothy retired from acting in 1956. She died in Los Angeles on December 7, 1988.
Citation:
Findagrave, November 10, 2022 (Dorothy Jordan was born August 9, 1906, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Theresa Harrison and Edward Peter Jordan. After starting in Broadway, Dorothy became a film actress in Hollywood, beginning with "Taming of the Shrew" in 1929. In 1933, Dorothy married film director and producer Merian C. Cooper, and they were married until his death in 1973. Dorothy retired from acting in 1956. She died in Los Angeles on December 7, 1988)Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Merian C. Cooper papers
Dorothy Jordan papers, 1920-1939
Contains clippings, motion picture advertising, photographs, sound recordings, and other material by Jordan. Items primarily document Jordan's film career, and date from the 1920s and 1930s.
Jordan, Dorothy, approximately 1930-1935
Merian C. Cooper and Dorothy Cooper financial papers, 1933-1983
Contains a ledger, correspondence, and other records documenting Cooper's and his family's finances. Materials date from 1933 to 1983.
Merian C. Cooper and Dorothy Jordan papers on motion pictures, 1920-1972
Contains awards, correspondence, story proposals, photographs, art, and other material related to Cooper's career in the film industry during the beginning in the 1930s, but primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. These files also contain similar materials on the careers of Cooper's wife, Dorothy Jordan, and special effects technician Willis O'Brien. Dated 1920 to 1972.
Merian C. Cooper collection of art, undated
Contains pieces of art owned by Cooper. No dates indicated.
Merian C. Cooper correspondence on Chennault of China, 1948-1986
Subseries contains correspondence related to Cooper's unproduced film project Chennault of China. Materials date from between 1948 and 1986.
Merian C. Cooper correspondence on King Kong, 1931-1980
Subseries contains correspondence related to Cooper's production of King Kong (1933), including correspondence to or from Dorothy Jordan Cooper. Materials date from 1931 to 1980.
Merian C. Cooper correspondence with Dorothy Jordan and family, 1939-1973
Contains correspondence between Cooper and his wife, Dorothy Jordan, and children. Includes letters documenting his military service during the Second World War. Materials date from between 1939 and 1973.
Merian C. Cooper correspondence with John C. Cooper, Sr. and John C. Cooper, Jr., 1915-1933, 1961-1967
Contains personal correspondence between Cooper and his father, John C. Cooper, Sr., and his brother, John C. Cooper, Jr. Also includes envelopes from the letters. Materials date from between 1915 and 1967.
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- Type
- Archival Object 13
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Motion picture industry -- United States 11
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction 10
- Letters 8
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 6
- Discoveries in geography 6
- Motion picture producers and directors 6
- Performing Arts 6
- Television programs -- Production and direction 6
- World War, 1914-1918 6
- World War, 1939-1945 6
- Photographs 4
- Audiocassettes 3
- Phonograph records 3
- Sound recordings 3
- Art 2
- Awards 2
- Advertisements -- Motion pictures 1
- Articles 1
- Business records 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Financial records 1
- King Kong (Motion picture : 1933) 1
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Photographs 1
- Motion picture producers and directors -- Photographs 1
- Publicity photographs 1
- United States -- Motion pictures 1 + ∧ less