From Wikipedia Doris Davenport, also known as Doris Jordan (January 1, 1917 - June 18, 1980) was an American film actress during the 1930s and early 1940s. Davenport was born in Moline, Illinois, but raised in Hollywood, California. She started auditioning for acting roles, and performed in her first film in 1934, titled Kids Millions. From 1934 to 1939, she would appear in only five films, supporting herself by working in New York City as a fashion model between films. However, when she auditioned under the screen name "Doris Jordan" for the role of "Scarlett O'Hara", the lead role in the now classic Gone with the Wind, she did well enough to become one of the finalists for the role, but lost out to actress Vivien Leigh. Despite not winning that major role, Davenport impressed MGM executive Samuel Goldwyn. In 1940, he gave a lead role to Davenport in the film The Westerner, starring opposite Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. That same year she starred in the film Behind the News opposite Lloyd Nolan. It would be her last role. With no other offers following that film, she soon retired from acting. She eventually settled in Santa Cruz, California, where she lived until her death on June 18, 1980, aged 63.
Erfahre, wann der nächste Film von Doris Davenport startet
Einmal folgen - wir sagen dir Bescheid, sobald er ins Kino kommt.
Sie war eine amerikanische Filmschauspielerin und Mannequin, die in den 1930er und frühen 1940er Jahren aktiv war.
Sie ist am besten dafür bekannt, an der Seite von Gary Cooper in The Westerner mitgespielt zu haben und in Sorority House und Kid Millions aufgetreten zu sein.
Sie war eine der Top-Finalistinnen für die ikonische Hauptrolle der Scarlett O'Hara in Vom Winde verweht, bevor Vivien Leigh die Rolle erhielt.
