Billie Dove Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Children, Bio & More

Billie Dove

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Bertha Bohny

NICK NAMES

The American Beauty

BIRTHDAY

May 14, 1903

BORN ON DAY

Thursday

BIRTHPLACE

New York, United States

DIED AT AGE

94 Years 7 Months 17 Days

DEATHDATE

December 31, 1997

DEATHPLACE

Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

CAUSE OF DEATH

Pneumonia

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actress)

ZODIAC

TAURUS

Physical Stats

WAIST

N/A

Hip

N/A

DRESS SIZE

N/A

HEIGHT

5'6''(feet & inches)

1.6764 meters

167.64 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Billie Dove Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Bertha Kagl Bohny

FATHER

Charles Bohny

Billie Dove Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Irvin Willat (1923-1929)

SPOUSE

Robert Kenaston (1933-1970)

Child(ren) of Billie Dove and Robert Kenaston

Robert Alan Kenaston (18 April, 1934) (Son) (Died on 5 February 1995 (Actor))

Gail Kenaston (10 February, 1938) (Daughter)

SPOUSE

John Miller (1973-1997)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS

The Black Pirate as Princess Isobel (Film 1926), The American Beauty as Millicent Howard (Film 1927)

Education, Net Worth & More

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Career of Billie Dove

She started acting in 1921 in the film Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford as Dorothy Wells. Some of her popular movies include The Black Pirate (1926) and The Painted Angel (1929). Her part in The American Beauty (1927) also garnered her much appreciation.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Billie Dove

Did Billie Dove takes alcohol? NA.
Was Billie Dove in the habit of Smoking? NA.
She entered the show business with the feature film Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1921).
She also had the talent of painting as well as poetry.
American beauty also used to work as a model to offer financial support to her family.
She was also a licensed pilot.
The actress lost passion for the show business after businessman William Randolph Hearst ordered broad recutting of the film Blondie of the Follies (1932) because Dove outshone Marion Davies, Hearst's mistress.
She was also known by the name Lillian Bohny, which she adopted legally in the early 1920s.
She was considered for the role of "Belle Watling" in the film Gone with the Wind (1939), but she turned it down.
Singer Billie Holiday adored her a lot and even changed her first name from Eleanora to Billie after her.
The actress is the receiver of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6351 Hollywood Blvd for her contribution to the film industry.
She has also done many cameo roles, her last being in Diamond Head (1963).
She was buried in the Freedom Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Glendale.