Dorcas Neville Matthews[1] (5 November 1890 – 24 January 1969) was an English actress in silent films in the U.S. She had numerous roles as a supporting actress and was well known.[2][3]
Dorcas Matthews | |
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Born | Dorcas Neville Matthews 5 November 1890 Lancashire, England |
Died | 24 January 1969 Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1916–1956 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Dorcas Neville Matthews was born in Lancashire, England,[4] in 1890.[5][6] She came to North America as part of the Jeanne Russell Theatrical Company, along with actor William Henry Pratt who became known as Boris Karloff.[7] 1911 census records show that Matthews resided in a lodging house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[5]
She married fellow actor Robert McKim in Hawaii on 25 April 1920,[4] and had two children with him. According to Fandango, she retired to take care of them. She appeared in a small number of films in uncredited roles in later decades. New York Motion Picture Corporation sued Thomas H. Ince and among the allegations was poaching actors including Matthews.[8]
She was widowed when McKim died in 1927 and apparently never remarried.