Dorma Leigh (1890-1969) was a British dancer, actress and playwright.
Leigh was born Dorothy Mabel Woodley.[1] She danced with Jan Oyra in The Girl on the Film in 1913.[2][3]
In 1919 she married the writer Peter Cheyney.[4] Cheyney petitioned for a divorce from Leigh in 1931 on the grounds of adultery but as he admitted adultery the judge granted a decree nisi in favour of Leigh.[4]
In 1917 she wrote a play Brownie.[5]
Reference section edit
- ^ "Dorma Leigh (née Dorothy Mabel Woodley) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Dorma Leigh (née Dorothy Mabel Woodley) and Jan Oyra in 'The Girl on the Film'". National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Gaiety Theatre". The Times (London). 5 April 1913 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ^ a b "Decree for an actress". Portsmouth Evening News. 2 July 1931. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brownie". Great War Theatre. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
Further reading edit
- Dorma Leigh Theatre Museum Biographical File held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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