Dore Davidson (1851–March 7, 1930) was an American

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and a

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during the

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. He was also an author and producer. Davidson was active in Yiddish theater before he began performing on Broadway. Broadway plays in which he appeared included '' Rollo's Wild Oat'' (1920), ''The Stronger Sex'' (1908), '' What the Butler Saw'' (1906), ''Mademoiselle Marni'' (1905), ''The Judgement of King Solomon'' (1902), ''To Have and to Hold'' (1901), and ''Humanity'' (1895). On March 7, 1930, Davidson died in Kings Park Hospital at age 79.

Selected filmography

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Stolen Orders ''Stolen Orders'' is a lost film, lost 1918 silent film, silent propaganda film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Kitty Gordon and Montagu Love. Cast *Montagu Love – John Le Page *Kitty Gordon – Felicia Gaveston *June Elvidge – Ruth ...

'' (1918) * ''Joan of the Woods'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Daughter Pays'' (1920) * ''

The Light in the Dark ''The Light in the Dark'' (later re-edited into a shorter version called ''The Light of Faith'') is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and stars Lon Chaney and Hope Hampton. It is around 50% lost. A still exists showi ...

'' (1922) * '' The Good Provider'' (1922) * '' The Rosary'' (1922) * '' Your Best Friend'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Broadway Broke ''Broadway Broke'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Carr, Percy Marmont, and Gladys Leslie. A struggling former Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * B ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Purple Highway ''The Purple Highway'' is a lost 1923 American comedy-drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Madge Kennedy. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1921 Broadway play, ''Dear Me'', by Hale Hamilton and Luther R ...

'' (1923) * '' None So Blind'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

Welcome Stranger Welcome Stranger is the name of the largest alluvial gold nugget ever discovered. It was unearthed by Cornwall, Cornish miners John Deason and Richard Oates on 5February 1869 in Moliagul, 9 miles north-west of Dunolly, Victoria, Dunolly in Vi ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

That Royle Girl ''That Royle Girl'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edwin Balmer, and starred Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields and Harri ...

'' (1925) * '' The Music Master'' (1927) * '' East Side, West Side'' (1927)

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* * 1851 births 1930 deaths American male stage actors American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from New York City Yiddish theatre performers {{US-theat-actor-1850s-stub