Dora Barton (''née'' Brockbank; 20 January 1880 – 13 September 1966) was an English actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938.
She was the daughter of actress
Mary Barton
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and the sister of actress
Naomi Barton
Naomi or Naomie may refer to:
People and biblical figures
* Naomi (given name), a female given name and a list of people with the name
* Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth
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.
She married actor Anthony Caton Woodville—the son of
Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (7 January 1856 – 17 August 1927) was an English artist and illustrator, who is best known for being one of the most prolific and effective painters of battle scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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and grandson of
Richard Caton Woodville—in 1908 but they later divorced. They had a son, Humphrey Caton Woodville, an entomologist.
[''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995'']
Selected filmography
* ''
Dr. Wake's Patient'' (1916)
* ''
The Answer'' (1916)
* ''
The Green Orchard'' (1916)
* ''
The House Opposite'' (1917)
* ''
The Infamous Lady'' (1928)
* ''
The Bondman
''The Bondman'' is a later Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, first published in 1624. The play has been called "the finest of the more serious tragicomedies" of Massinger.
Performance and publication
''The Bon ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Price of a Song'' (1935)
* ''
The Cardinal
''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel of the same name (1950) by Henry Morton Rob ...
'' (1936)
References
External links
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1880 births
1966 deaths
English film actresses
English silent film actresses
Actresses from London
20th-century English actresses
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