Dorothy Dunbar Lawson; Actress in Silent Films

Dorothy Dunbar Lawson, 90, who appeared in silent movies in the 1920s. As Dorothy Dunbar, she starred in about a dozen silent films, including “The Amateur Gentleman” in 1926, “Flaming Crisis” in 1924, “Masquerade Bandit” in 1926, and “Lightning Lariats” in 1927. She also played Jane in “Tarzan and the Golden Lion” in 1926, serving as the fourth Jane in the series of movies based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books. Lawson was once married to boxing champ Max Baer. She moved to Seattle in 1937 with her seventh husband, flight pioneer Russell Lawson. In Seattle on Friday.