Dagmar Godowsky

Dagmar Godowsky
Born	November 24, 1897(1897-11-24)
Died	February 13, 1975(1975-02-13) (aged 77)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919-1926

Dagmar Godowsky (November 24, 1897 - February 13, 1975) was an American silent film actress born to Polish Jewish parents in Vilna, Lithuania. She was the daughter of the notable pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky.

Silent film actress

Her Hollywood film career spanned the years from 1919 through 1926. She played in A Sainted Devil (1924) with Rudolph Valentino and A Story Without A Name (1924). The latter co-starred Tyrone Power, Sr. and Louis Wolheim. Among her other film credits are Red Lights (1923), The Common Law (1923), Virtuous Liars (1924), The Price of a Party (1924).

Private life

Godowsky wed silent screen actor Frank Mayo in Tijuana, Mexico in 1921. She named actress Anna Luther as co-respondent in a suit brought against Mayo in March 1925. The marriage was annulled in August 1928 on the ground that Mayo had another wife.

In 1958 Godowsky published a thoroughly candid autobiography entitled First Person Plural. She wrote I lived only for pleasure and I spoiled my own fun. Where was I running? From whom? Little feet running around the globe. Nothing but circles, and I never once bumped into myself.^[1] In the book she named Enrico Caruso, Arthur Rubinstein, Jascha Heifetz, Charles Chaplin, Igor Stravinsky, and Valentino among her "great loves". When queried about the number of husbands she had, Godowsky responded Two of my own, my dear, and several of my friends.

In her later years she made frequent appearances in London, England and on television talk shows in New York City.

Death

Godowsky died aged 78 in Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on 13 February 1975. It was the anniversary of her father's birth. Her funeral was held at Riverside Chapel on Amsterdam Avenue and 76th Street. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Westchester, New York. She was survived by a brother, Leopold Jr. He was married to Frances Gershwin, sister of George Gershwin.

References

• New York Times, Dagmar Godowsky, 78, Vamp Of the Silent Screen, Is Dead, February 14, 1975, Page 35.
• Oakland, California Tribune, Frank Mayo Accused By Silent Screen Star, Wednesday Evening, March 18, 1925, Page 1.

1. ^ Godowsky, Dagmar. First Person Plural. The Lives of Dagmar Godowsky by Herself. New York: The Viking Press, 1958.

External links

• Dagmar Godowsky at AllRovi
• Dagmar Godowsky at the Internet Movie Database
• Dagmar Godowsky New York Public Library Digital Gallery photo
• Nickolas Muray photographic studies of Dagmar Godowsky; photo #1, photo #2, photo #3, photo #4, photo #5

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Name	Godowsky, Dagmar
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Short description	American actor
Date of birth	November 24, 1897
Place of birth
Date of death	February 13, 1975
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