$75. In 1940, Sebastian was denied an award of $10,000 from a San Diego court. She had appeared at a Red Cross benefit in San Francisco in 1937, and failed to pay her hotel bill. She contended the promoter for the event should have paid the bill. An employee of the Plaza Hotel took out the suit, charging "defrauding an innkeeper." The State Supreme Court of California reversed the lower court's decision, which had awarded her the money on grounds of malicious prosecution. Death and legacy On April 8, 1957, Sebastian died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was several weeks shy of her 54th birthday. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Sebastian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Boulevard. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960. Filmography Notes References Los Angeles Times, "Alabama Steps To Top", August 10, 1930, Page B16. Oakland Tribune, "Kin of Actress Burns To Death", May 14, 1938, Page 1. External links DorothySebastian.com Dorothy Sebastian at Virtual History 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Deaths from cancer in California Actresses from Birmingham, Alabama 1903 births 1957 deaths