Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

actress, soundtrack

Dorothy Lamour was born on Dec 10, 1914 in USA. Dorothy Lamour's big-screen debut came with The Jungle Princess directed by Wilhelm Thiele in 1936. Dorothy Lamour is known for Road to Utopia directed by Hal Walker, Bing Crosby stars as Duke Johnson and Bob Hope as Chester Hooton. Dorothy Lamour has got 3 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Dorothy Lamour achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Dorothy Lamour plays is Jimmy Van Heusen: Swingin' With Frank & Bing which will be released on Sep 01, 2014.

In addition to being Miss New Orleans in 1931, Dorothy Lamour worked as a Chicago elevator operator; band vocalist for her first husband, band leader Herbie Kaye; and radio performer. In 1936 she donned her soon-to-be-famous sarong for her debut at Paramount, Hula, fille de la brousse (1936), and continued to play female Tarzan-Crusoe-Gauguin-girl-with make-up parts through the war years and beyond. The most famous of these was in the popular Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" pictures - a strange combination of adventure, slapstick, ad-libs and Hollywood inside jokes. Of these she said, "I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business." As she aged, however, the quality of her films dropped. Among her serious films were Johnny Apollo (1940) and A Medal for Benny (1945).

  • Birthday

    Dec 10, 1914

  • Place of Birth

    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Road to Utopia
Movie
Road to Utopia

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The Hurricane
Movie
The Hurricane

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Awards

3 wins & 1 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
1960
Radio
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
Golden Apple Awards
1948
Most Cooperative Actress
Winner - Golden Apple

Movies & TV Shows

All
Movies