# Dora Barton

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{{Short description|English actress (1880–1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Dora Barton
| image        = Dora Barton (1880–1966) in The Sketch, July 31, 1901.png
| caption      = In ''[The Sketch](/source/The_Sketch)'', 31 July 1901
| birth_name   = Dora Brockbank
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1880|01|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [London](/source/London), England
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1966|09|13|1880|01|20|df=yes}}
| death_place  = [Brockley](/source/Brockley), Somerset, England
| other_names  = Dora Caton Woodville
| occupation   = [Actor](/source/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](/source/Mary_Barton_(actress)) and the sister of actress [Naomi Barton](/source/Naomi_Barton).

She married actor Anthony Caton Woodville—the son of [Richard Caton Woodville Jr.](/source/Richard_Caton_Woodville_Jr.) and grandson of [Richard Caton Woodville](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Dr._Wake's_Patient)'' (1916)
* ''[The Answer](/source/The_Answer_(film))'' (1916)
* ''[The Green Orchard](/source/The_Green_Orchard)'' (1916)
* ''[The House Opposite](/source/The_House_Opposite_(1917_film))'' (1917)
* ''[The Infamous Lady](/source/The_Infamous_Lady)'' (1928)
* ''[The Bondman](/source/The_Bondman_(1929_film))'' (1929)
* ''[The Price of a Song](/source/The_Price_of_a_Song)'' (1935)
* ''[The Cardinal](/source/The_Cardinal_(1936_film))'' (1936)

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

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Category:1880 births
Category:1966 deaths
Category:English film actresses
Category:English silent film actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:20th-century English actresses

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