Dorothy Sebastian Print

Actress & Aviatrix!

Dorothy Sebastian, who has just completed her first talking picture role in "Unholy Night" and one of the leading aviation pupils at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, charts out the course of the Graf Zeppelin across the United States, from Lakehurst to Seattle. Upon Dorothy's arrival in New York City, her southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected. Dorothy was a former George White's Scandals performer who was teamed with fellow actors Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a popular series of MGM romantic dramas including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930), both starring Crawford and Page. Her first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. Sebastian also acted in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite her then-lover Buster Keaton. Sebastian went into semi-retirement in the mid-1930s after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. They wed in Las Vegas, Nevada following a romance which began on a set at Pathe Pictures. After their divorce in 1936, Dorothy attempted a comeback, appearing in much smaller parts than years before. Wonderful gift! Double matted 13" x 15"; image approx.8.25" x 10"