Dorothy Lamour
Birthday: 10 December 1914, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Birth Name: Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton
Height: 165 cm
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 donn ...Show More
[on Bing Crosby] As I look back, I think he was a very shy, insecure man. The world looked upon him Show more
[on Bing Crosby] As I look back, I think he was a very shy, insecure man. The world looked upon him as one of the great talents, he just never saw himself in that light. Hide
I'm no prude. I know you have to come up a little bit modern. But all this filth and homosexuality a Show more
I'm no prude. I know you have to come up a little bit modern. But all this filth and homosexuality and sex and nudity today are ruining any hope of our young people having the beautiful life. Hide
[on working with Hope and Crosby] I felt like a wonderful sandwich, a slice of white bread between t Show more
[on working with Hope and Crosby] I felt like a wonderful sandwich, a slice of white bread between two slices of ham. Hide
Glamor is just sex that got civilized. A pretty girl, tastefully posed in a scant costume, is even a Show more
Glamor is just sex that got civilized. A pretty girl, tastefully posed in a scant costume, is even a sort of cultural achievement. Hide
I made 60 motion pictures and only wore the sarong in about six pictures, but it did become a kind o Show more
I made 60 motion pictures and only wore the sarong in about six pictures, but it did become a kind of trademark. Hide
I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business.
I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business.
After the first "Road" film, I never studied dialogue. Never. I'd wait to get on the set to see what Show more
After the first "Road" film, I never studied dialogue. Never. I'd wait to get on the set to see what they were planning. I was the happiest and highest paid straight woman in the business. Hide
My first sarong was blue. I asked for it because that's my lucky color. We made the picture [The Jun Show more
My first sarong was blue. I asked for it because that's my lucky color. We made the picture [The Jungle Princess (1936)] on some hard-to-reach mountain crags in California. While we were there they remembered I could sing, so they wrote "Moonlight and Shadows" and sent the guy on a donkey with it through the passes. Hide
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