Doris Davenport
Doris Davenport. Actress: Behind the News. Doris Davenport was born in Moline, IL, but grew up in Hollywood. Samuel Goldwyn gave her the part of Eddie Cantor's sweetheart in his musical Kid Millions (1934) after seeing her work as a Goldwyn Girl. As Doris Jordan, she tested for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in Vom Winde verweht (1939) and was one of the finalists. That test interested Goldwyn enough to...
Doris Davenport. Actress: Behind the News. Doris Davenport was born in Moline, IL, but grew up in Hollywood. Samuel Goldwyn gave her the part of Eddie Cantor's sweetheart in his musical Kid Millions (1934) after seeing her work as a Goldwyn Girl. As Doris Jordan, she tested for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in Vom Winde verweht (1939) and was one of the finalists. That test interested Goldwyn enough to...
