Dorothy Lamour
Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton, known professionally as Dorothy Lamour, was born on
December 10, 1914, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her career in the 1930s
as a big band singer after being discovered by orchestra leader Herbie Kay. In
1936, she moved to Hollywood and signed with Paramount Pictures. Lamour's
breakthrough role came with The Jungle Princess, where she played Ulah, a jungle
native, and was dubbed the "Sarong Queen." She starred in several films,
including Road to Singapore (1940), the first of the popular Road to... series
comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope...
Home on the RangeBob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and John Scott Trotter
Thanks For The Memory
3:04
It Had to Be YouDorothy Lamour
It Had To Be You
3:03
Strange EnchantmentDorothy Lamour
It Had To Be You
3:13
The Lamp Is LowDorothy Lamour
Queen Of The Hollywood Islands
2:47
Why Was I Born?Ann Sothern and Dorothy Lamour
2:55
Hooray for HollywoodBenny Goodman & His Orchestra, Gene Kelly, Johnny Scat Davis, Dick Powell and Dorothy Lamour
The 30s: Hollywood's Best
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