Doris Davenport
Doris Davenport, also known as Doris Jordan (January 1, 1917 – June 18, 1980) was an American film actress during the 1930s and early 1940s.
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| Full name at birth | Doris Davenport
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| Claim to fame | Goldwyn Girl
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1917
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| Place of birth | Moline, Illinois, USA
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| Date of death | 18 June 1980
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| Age | 63 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Santa Cruz, California, USA
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![Doris Davenport - Sunday News Magazine Cover [United States] (8 December 1940)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/k/8/k8letvwxr93f9kwe.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Was most critical to the plot of Wyler's 'The Westerner' (1940), which pitted the wiles of Gary Cooper against those of Walter Brennan.
- Tested for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).
- Max Arnow discovered her in New York where she was working as a Powers model.
- According to David Ragan's "Who's Who In Hollywood", her career ended shortly after she had completed "The Westerner" due to a car crash in which her legs were crushed, so that for the remainder of her life she could not walk without the use of a cane.
Doris Davenport is known for her role in the film Behind the News (1940) as Barbara Shaw.
She is also known for her role in the film The Westerner (1940) as Jane Ellen Mathews.
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