Mary Josephine Dunn (May 1, 1906 – February 3, 1983), More Know as Josephine Dunn, was an American stage and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. At age 14 and a 5'5" tall blonde, Dunn started out as a member of the chorus at the Winter Garden Theatre. Her first appearance was in the chorus of "Good Morning Dearie." Rather than return to school she continued in her Broadway career, appearing in almost 20 productions including the Ziegfeld Follies, Between Two Worlds (1934), Take a Chance (1932), Pickwick (1927), Dear Sir (1924), and ending her Broadway run with "Kid Boots. Dunn visited the Paramount studio with a friend, and attended the Paramount Pictures School In 1926 after being discovered there. Her first film role was in Fascinating Youth (1926) which was cast with the school's graduating class. She went on to have the lead roles in Love's Greatest Mistake (1927) and Fireman, Save My Child (1927). After nine months of inactivity in film, Dunn signed a long-term contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
