Dakota, where she continued having success as a brothel owner. Marriage Dora married Joseph M. DuFran (June 16, 1862 - August 3, 1909), "a personable gentleman gambler" who helped grow her business. Death Dora died of heart failure in 1934. Her pet parrot Fred and husband Joseph are buried with her at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood. Publication DuFran (under the pseudonym: d'Dee) published a 12-page booklet on Calamity Jane titled Low Down on Calamity Jane (1932). In 1981, this booklet was reprinted in an expanded 47-page version, edited by Helen Rezatto. In popular culture Dora DuFran is featured in Larry McMurtry's book about Calamity Jane, titled Buffalo Girls: A Novel (1990). In the made-for-TV movie Buffalo Girls (1995), based on McMurtry's book, Dora DuFran is played by Melanie Griffith. In the HBO TV series Deadwood and Deadwood: The Movie, the character of Joanie Stubbs is loosely based on Dora DuFran. Joanie Stubbs is played by actress Kim Dickens. References People from Deadwood, South Dakota People from Lincoln, Nebraska People of the American Old West 1873 births 1934 deaths American prostitutes American brothel owners and madams People from Rapid City, South Dakota British emigrants to the United States