1. Doris Marie Rankin was an American stage and film actress.
12 Facts About Doris Rankin
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Doris Rankin was married to actor Lionel Barrymore from 1904 to 1922.
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Doris had two older half-sisters from her father's marriage to Kitty Blanchard: Gladys Rankin who was married to Lionel's uncle Sidney Drew and Phyllis Rankin who was married to Harry Davenport of the Davenport theatrical family.
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Doris Rankin began her career with several roles with her father's company, her best-remembered part being as an Italian white slave in The White Slaver.
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Doris Rankin followed this role with performances in The Devil's Garden, The Great Adventure, Jim the Penman, and Lena Rivers.
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Doris Rankin continued in motion pictures from silent movies into the era of sound.
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Doris Rankin's last credited role was in Society Smugglers.
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Doris Rankin was given a divorce from Barrymore in December 1922.
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Doris Rankin married British author Roger Malcolm Mortimer in 1923 in Frederick, Maryland, and they had two children.
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The couple lived in Santa Monica allowing Doris Rankin to be near film studios.
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In 1931, Doris Rankin was operated on for a thyroid ailment at the Park East Hospital in New York City.
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Doris Rankin is buried in Suitland, Maryland, at Cedar Hill Cemetery under her married name Doris Mortimer.