Doris Davenport

Doris Davenport, also known as Doris Jordan (January 1, 1917 – June 18, 1980) was an American actress in movies of the 1930s and early 1940s.

Early years Davenport was born in Moline, Illinois, and lived in Davenport, Iowa, before she and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California. She wanted to be an actress when she was five years old, and her parents supported that desire by providing voice training and classes in drama.

Career Davenport's first film was Kid Millions (1934). After that, however, she said, "It looked as if my career had begun and ended all at once." Over a span of approximately four years she applied her acting abilities on radio and in little theater.

Davenport lived in Santa Cruz, California, for 10 years prior to her death on June 18, 1980, age 63.

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