1. Dorothy Sebastian would be taken to a theater during this time and would change her aspirations to be an actress.
16 Facts About Dorothy Sebastian
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Dorothy Sebastian would attend the University of Alabama but only for a short while.
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Dorothy Sebastian followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected.
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Dorothy Sebastian appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, where she was cast opposite the then-married Buster Keaton, with whom she began an affair.
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MGM released Dorothy Sebastian in 1930; her last film for the studio was a short subject starring the young Jack Benny.
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In 1930 Dorothy Sebastian married outdoor-adventure star William Boyd.
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Dorothy Sebastian co-wrote the ballad "The Leaves Mustn't Fall" with Jack Kenney.
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Dorothy Sebastian married actor William Boyd in December 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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In 1947, Dorothy Sebastian married Miami Beach businessman Harold Shapiro, to whom she remained married until her death.
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On November 7,1938, Dorothy Sebastian was found guilty of drunk driving in a Beverly Hills, California Justice Court.
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Dorothy Sebastian was given a 30-day suspended jail sentence and paid a fine of $75.
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In 1940, Dorothy Sebastian was denied an award of $10,000 from a San Diego court.
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Dorothy Sebastian had appeared at a Red Cross benefit in San Francisco in 1937, and failed to pay her hotel bill.
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Dorothy Sebastian contended the promoter for the event should have paid the bill.
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Dorothy Sebastian was several weeks shy of her 54th birthday.
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Dorothy Sebastian is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.