Dorothy Revier

Dorothy Revier
Born	Doris Velagra April 18, 1904(1904-04-18) Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	November 19, 1993(1993-11-19) (aged 89) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1921–1936
Spouse	Harry Revier (?–1926) Charles Johnson (1926–?) William Pelayo (1950–1964)

Dorothy Revier (April 18, 1904 – November 19, 1993) was an American actress.

She was educated in the public schools of Oakland before going to New York City to study classical dancing. Later she went to Paris, France, to study and was discovered by a talent agent while working in a cabaret.

She made her film debut in The Broadway Madonna (1922), and was active throughout the 1920s, playing in The Virgin (1924), The Supreme Test (1923), An Enemy of Men (1925), Cleopatra (1928), Tanned Legs (1929) and The Iron Mask (1929). After recovering from two broken arms suffered in a 1930 car accident, she played roles in low-budget films for Columbia Pictures. Often she appeared as a femme fatale, and she later worked as a free-lance performer in Buck Jones westerns such as Lovable Liar (1933). The Cowboy and the Kid (1936) was her final film.

Personal life

Revier was married twice, to the director, Harry J. Revier, and then to a commercial artist, William Pelayo. Both marriages ended in divorce.

A resident of West Hollywood, Revier died at the age of 89, at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, and was interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles area, buried under the simple marker of name and dates, marked with the lone inscription, "Beloved Actress'.

References

• Fresno, California Bee Republican, "Louella Parsons Column", February 1, 1933, Page 4.
• The New York Times, "Dorothy Revier Dead; Silent Film Actress, 89", November 25, 1993, Page D19.
• Oakland, California Tribune, "Mother Wife In Oakland Maid's Bigamy Tangle", February 23, 1923, Page 15.
• Oakland Tribune, "Oakland Girl Screen Star", Sunday, June 10, 1923, Page 12-A.
• Oakland Tribune, "In New Hall of Fame", Thursday evening, November 10, 1935, Page B25.

External links

Biography portal

• Dorothy Revier at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Revier at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Revier, Dorothy
Alternative names
Short description	American actress
Date of birth	April 18, 1904
Place of birth	Oakland, California, U.S.
Date of death	November 19, 1993
Place of death	Hollywood, California, U.S.