Dora Barton

{{Short description|English actress (1880–1966)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Dora Barton | image = Dora Barton (1880–1966) in The Sketch, July 31, 1901.png | caption = In ''The Sketch'', 31 July 1901 | birth_name = Dora Brockbank | birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|01|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|09|13|1880|01|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Brockley, Somerset, England | other_names = Dora Caton Woodville | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1916–1938 | spouse = Anthony Caton Woodville }}

'''Dora Barton''' (''née'' '''Brockbank'''; 20 January 1880 – 13 September 1966) was an English actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938.

==Biography== She was the daughter of actress Mary Barton and the sister of actress Naomi Barton.

She married actor Anthony Caton Woodville—the son of Richard Caton Woodville Jr. and grandson of Richard Caton Woodville—in 1908 but they later divorced. They had a son, Humphrey Caton Woodville, an entomologist.<ref>''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995''</ref>

She died on 13 September 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19660922/144/0015 |title=Obituary: Dora Barton |newspaper=The Stage |page=15 |date=1966-09-22 |access-date=2023-12-06 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''Dr. Wake's Patient'' (1916) * ''The Answer'' (1916) * ''The Green Orchard'' (1916) * ''The House Opposite'' (1917) * ''The Infamous Lady'' (1928) * ''The Bondman'' (1929) * ''The Price of a Song'' (1935) * ''The Cardinal'' (1936)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0059131}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barton, Dora}} Category:1880 births Category:1966 deaths Category:English film actresses Category:English silent film actresses Category:Actresses from London Category:20th-century English actresses