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DiedOctober 23, 1992, Seattle, Washington, United States
SpouseRussell H. Lawson, Tino Costa, Max Baer, Jaime S. de Garcon, Thomas Bucklin Wells II, Thomas Maurice
FactSilent screen actress and socialite Ann Dunbar began her brief career as a child actress in the Broadway musical "The School Girl" in 1904. As an adult, she had leading roles at First National and F.B.O. in the 1920's, her single noteworthy role being the fourth 'Jane' to Tarzan in Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927). Her six husbands included the South American millionaire Jaime De Garson, boxer Max Baer, portrait painter Tino Costa and aviation pioneer Russell Lawson.


Dorothy Dunbar was born in New York City on October 20, 1887, the daughter of William and Emma Dunbar. She was educated in the public schools of New York and Boston, and graduated from high school in 1905. She attended Radcliffe College from 1905 to 1909, and received her A.B. degree from Smith College in 1910.

Dunbar began her career as a journalist, working for the Boston Herald and the New York Times. In 1912, she became the first woman to be appointed as a foreign correspondent for the Times, stationed in Berlin. She covered the outbreak of World War I in 1914, and was the only American woman journalist to remain in Germany during the war.

In 1919, Dunbar returned to the United States, and became a publicist for the League of Women Voters. She also worked as a freelance writer, and wrote a column for the New York World-Telegram. In 1921, she married Francis B. Sayre, Jr., the son of Woodrow Wilson’s daughter Jessie Wilson Sayre. The couple had three children.

Dunbar’s husband was appointed as U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines in 1934, and she accompanied him to Manila. While in the Philippines, she wrote a column for the Manila Times, and also worked as a radio broadcaster. In 1935, she became the first woman to be appointed as a member of the Philippine Civil Service Commission.

Dunbar returned to the United States in 1936, and divorced her husband in 1937. She married Robert W. Bingham, the owner and publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal, in 1938. The couple had one child.

During World War II, Dunbar worked for the Office of War Information, and served as a member of the War Production Board’s Consumer Advisory Council. After the war, she returned to her career as a journalist and publicist.

Dunbar died on February 25, 1960, at her home in New York City.

General Info

DiedOctober 23, 1992, Seattle, Washington, United States
ProfessionActor
EducationNorthwestern University
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseRussell H. Lawson, Tino Costa, Max Baer, Jaime S. de Garcon, Thomas Bucklin Wells II, Thomas Maurice
ChildrenRichard Lawson, Russell Lawson

Accomplishments

MoviesTarzan and the Golden Lion, The Cowboy Cop, The Flaming Crisis, The Amateur Gentleman

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1Silent screen actress and socialite Ann Dunbar began her brief career as a child actress in the Broadway musical "The School Girl" in 1904. As an adult, she had leading roles at First National and F.B.O. in the 1920's, her single noteworthy role being the fourth 'Jane' to Tarzan in Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927). Her six husbands included the South American millionaire Jaime De Garson, boxer Max Baer, portrait painter Tino Costa and aviation pioneer Russell Lawson.

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
What Price Love?1927Alice George
Tarzan and the Golden Lion1927Lady Greystoke
When a Dog Loves1927Letty Carroll
Lightning Lariats1927Janet Holbrooke
Red Hot Hoofs1926Frances Morris
Breed of the Sea1926Ruth Featherstone
The Amateur Gentleman1926Lady Cleone Meredith
The Masquerade Bandit1926Molly Marble
The Flaming Crisis1924Tex Miller

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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