Jordan, Dorothy, 1906-1988
Person
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 1 Collection or Record:
Merian C. Cooper correspondence on King Kong, 1931-1980
File
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 5 File 5 File 1
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1931-1980
Filtered By
- Subject: King Kong (Motion picture : 1933) X