Adrienne Dore

Adrienne Dore (May 22, 1907 – November 26, 1992) was an American model and beauty pageant winner.  She was first runner-up in the Miss America 1925 pageant, competing as Miss Los Angeles. Dore was also an actress and went on to have modest career in motion pictures.

Early life and career 
Adrienne Dore was born Elizabeth Himmelsbach on the army base of Fort Sherman in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho before moving to Yakima then Seattle, Washington were she attended school at a convent. She performed in her first musical there at age three. Her education at Forrest Ridge Convent was in general studies but she focused on dancing and the theater.

Dore moved to Los Angeles, California, and pursued a career in acting, obtaining a job at the Century Roof. She was a singer in a musical review "Elliott, Comstock, and Gest", performing on the roof of the Century Theater at the Grove. She competed in the Miss Los Angeles Beauty contest in 1926, winning, and moved on to the Miss America pageant but placed second in the competition. Dore returned to Los Angeles were she began acting in motion pictures. First receiving  top billing in minor pictures like Beyond London Lights, continuing with minor roles alongside such stars as Clara Bow in 1929's The Wild Party, and Bette Davis in 1932's The Rich Are Always with Us, and obtaining a contract from Warner Brothers studios in 1931. She met and married independent or B film producer Burt Kelly, who along with Sam Bischoff and William Saal, headed KBS productions. Dore's last role was in Undercover Men, a 1934 Kelly film. They remained married until his death in 1983. Dore died at the age of 85 and is buried in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Selected filmography

 Beyond London Lights (1928)
 The Wild Party (1929)
 Pointed Heels (1929)
 The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
 Alias the Doctor (1932)
 Street of Women (1932)
 The Expert (1932)
 Gentleman for a Day (1932)
 The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
 The Girl from Calgary (1932)
 Love, Honor, and Oh Baby! (1933)
 Undercover Men (1934)

References

Bibliography
 Mayne, Judith. Directed by Dorothy Arzner. Indiana University Press, 1994.

External links

Category:1907 births
Category:1992 deaths
Category:American film actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses