Doris Pawn

From WikipediaDoris Pawn (December 29, 1894 – March 30, 1988) was anAmerican actress who appeared in films of the silent era.Director Sydney Ayres coveted Pawn as a leading lady earlyin her screen career. In 1916 she appeared in her first Fox Film feature, BlueBlood and Red, directed by Raoul Walsh. Studios were impressed with herpersonal charm and ability to act naturally. She was especially gifted in theart of pantomime.In addition to Fox, Pawn made movies with Universal,Goldwyn, and Paramount Pictures. She returned to Fox in 1921 for the making ofShame. She starred alongside John Gilbert and Anna May Wong. Her final filmswere two dramas, Fools and Riches and The Hero, along with a western, TheBuster. Each of these productions was released in 1923.Pawn was first married to director Rex Ingram, but theydivorced in the early 1920s.In 1917, she was injured on location in Mexico; a group ofextras seized control of her car at gunpoint and told her they were taking herback to Mexico with them. As they were nearing the border, her co-star, GeorgeWalsh, passed the party in his auto. He sensed the situation, taking out hisgun and threatening to kill the men if they did not stop. They fled from Pawnscar and quickly dispersed.Doris Pawn died in La Jolla, California in 1988, aged 93.

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