Doris Davenport

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Doris Davenport
Davenport in a Japanese advertisement from the 1940 film The Westerner
Born	(1917-01-17)January 17, 1917 Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 18, 1980(1980-06-18) (aged 63) Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Other names	Doris Jordan (model)
Occupation	actor, writer, poet
Years active	1934-1940 (movies)
Notable work	The Westerner
Spouse(s)	Garland Weaver (1938-1941) (divorced)[1]

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.

Davenport was born in Moline, Illinois, and raised in Hollywood, California. She started auditioning for acting roles and performed in her first movie in 1934, titled Kid Millions.

From 1934 to 1939, she appeared in five films and worked in New York City as a fashion model between films. However, when she auditioned under the screen name Doris Jordan for the role of Scarlett O'Hara for Gone with the Wind, she did well enough to become one of the finalists for the role.

Despite not winning that major role, Davenport impressed MGM executive Samuel Goldwyn. In 1940, he gave a lead role to Davenport in the film The Westerner, starring opposite Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. The same year, she starred in the movie Behind the News opposite Lloyd Nolan. It was her last role. With no other offers following that film, she retired from acting.

She settled in Santa Cruz, California, where she lived until her death on June 18, 1980, age 63.

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