Dorothy Lamour
American actress and singer (1914-1996)
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- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 1996
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Mitchell Leisen, Hollywood director
- My side of the road
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Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American film actress. She is best-remembered for appearing in the Road to... movies, a series of successful comedies co-starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Lamour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- This Is Bob Hope... — Self (archive footage)2017
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)2014
- Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer — Self (archive footage)2003
- Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites — (archive footage)2003
- Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II — Self1991
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Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; New Orleans, December 10, 1914 – Los Angeles, September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for having appeared in the Road to... movies, a series of successful comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
Lamour began her career in the 1930s as a big band singer. In 1936, she moved to Hollywood, where she signed with Paramount Pictures. Her appearance as Ulah in The Jungle Princess (1936) brought her fame and marked the beginning of her image as the "Sarong Queen".
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