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Doris May Biography

Doris May

Biography

A pretty if unremarkable brunette ingenue of the 1910s, Doris May began her screen career doubling Mary Pickford in The Little Princess (1917). She was barely 16, if one can believe the official birth date, and called herself Doris Lee at the time. But she was Doris May in six popular comedy-dramas that probably constituted her best screen opportunities. She married handsome actor (and future producer) Wallace MacDonald and they co-starred in three films tailored to resemble the MacLean- May collaboration of the 1910s. The last of these, Faithful Wives, was released in 1926 and by then her screen career had basically run its course. - Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

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