Actress Dolores Dorn

Dolores Dorn was born on March 3, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. The year that Dolores was born, her future husband Franchot Tone starred in Gentleman Are Born, Straight is the Way, The Girl from Missouri, The World Moves On, Sadie McKee, and Moulin Rouge.In 1957, 52-year-old Franchot and 23-year-old Dolores Dorn-Heft starred in a film production of Uncle Vanya together (a favorite film of mine which I will feature on the blog later this week).

Photo of Franchot and Dolores I found on Pinterest. I do not know the origin of this photo.

Dolores was a theater ingenue in the 1950s. She costarred with Franchot in the theater production of Uncle Vanya, before they filmed a movie version.

Apparently, Dolores and Franchot were married for two years before the press found out. In an Associated Press article dated March 21, 1958, Franchot confirmed that he had married Dolores in Canada in 1956. Only a year after admitting they were married, Franchot and Dolores were divorced in Mexico. As with Joan Crawford, Dolores appeared to remain friendly with Franchot after the divorce. According to various news reports at the time, Dolores was even seen on dates with her estranged husband in the weeks following their divorce. Because they were both incredibly private about their relationship, I have not tracked down much in the way of photographs or details about their marriage.

Dolores went on to act in feature films and some television movies until the 1980s. As far as I know, she is alive and well today.

Online Resources for Dolores Dorn:
IMDb profile
Wikipedia entry
Film Reference profile

Here are some screen captures I took of Dolores alone and with Franchot in the 1957 film production of Uncle Vanya.