| Buster |
| Sadly, Dorothy is remembered more for who she slept with rather than as her own person with her own acting abilities. Not even just her acting abilities but her personal kindnesses and great generosity to those she cared for. For instance on Christmas day she was known to fill a taxi cab up with gifts and then drive all around Hollywood delivering them! |
| Dorothy and Buster's affair lasted from 2 to 10 years depending on which biography you read. This affair was an open secret in Hollywood owing to both parties indiscretion. Buster was in an unhappy marriage to Natalie Talmadge (sister to Norma and Constance) and he fell very hard for Dorothy because she was the complete opposite of his wife - fun, full of life, liked practical jokes, bridge and she also enjoyed their physical relationship. Dorothy enjoyed the fast life that went along with being a star ~ the all night parties, the clubs, the dinners. She liked the alcohol too but her system didn't so after a few drinks she would pass out, thus she was given the nicknames "Slam Bang Sebastian", "Slambastian" or just "Slam". |
| In 5 years time Dorothy's marriage to Bill broke down. After the divorce Dorothy resumed her relationship Eleanor Norris caught Buster's eye. He didn't feel right about breaking up with Dorothy after so many years, he thought the trauma would be too much for her (especially after her bad luck in recent years). Together Buster and Eleanor plotted to introduce Dorothy to a handsome wrestler from the Hollywood Legion Stadium where they would often go watch the matches as a group. Hoping that Dorothy and a certain wrestler would In 5 years time Dorothy's marriage to Bill broke down. After the divorce Dorothy resumed her relationship hit it off, Buster invited him over to his home for dinner and introduced them. According to Eleanor it worked. with Buster spending most of her time at his house. This lasted for about 2 years until a young actress named In time Eleanor became Buster's third wife and they remained together until he passed away in 1966. According to Louise Brooks, by the time Dorothy died, just a few miles from where he lived, Buster had completely forgotten about her. |
| Though she is remembered as being Buster's mistress, their relationship was never exclusive. But not being exclusive doesn't mean you can't have a little fun... One story tells of how Dorothy discovered that Buster was going to Florida with another woman for a weekend, so she rented the adjacent connecting house and proceeded to bang on pots and pans making a terrible racket so as to ruin any chance of a quiet 'romantic' time the couple had planned. They left the house and Buster didn't find out who the noisy neighbor was until he was back to Hollywood. He loved it, her sense of fun was one of the many reasons he was attracted to her. |
| By 1930 Dorothy was tired of being a mistress. She wanted "desperately to be married" according to fellow actress Anita Page. While Buster was away in Europe, Dorothy met, fell in love with and married William Boyd after working on two movies with him. |
| Dorothy and Buster were in 3 movies together: Spite Marriage, Free and Easy (Dot had a cameo) and the film short Allez Oop. |
| Buster with Natalie and their two sons. |
| 1939 |