Dorothy Lamour Height Weight Body Measurements Spouse
Dorothy Lamour
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Birth Date
December 10, 1914
Died
September 22, 1996
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Hazel
Height
5 ft 5 in | 165 cm
Body Measurements
36-26-36 in | 91.5-66-91.5 cm
Weight
53 kg | 117 lbs
Bra Size
34B
Shoe size
7 US | 37.5 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Dorothy Lamour was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on December 10, 1914, was an American actress and singer.
Young Dorothy Lamour first started her career as a big band singer in the 1930s.
She made her big screen debut in comedy film College Holiday (1936) in uncredited role as Dancer.
She got her television debut in CBS drama series Damon Runyon Theater (1955) in episode "The Mink Doll", in role as Sally Bracken.
Dorothy's breakthrough performance came as Ulah in adventure film The Jungle Princess (1936).
She landed her Broadway debut in a musical "Oh, Captain!" (1958) in role as Bobo (Replacement), at Alvin Theatre.
Dorothy Lamour Height and Weight
How tall was Dorothy Lamour and what was her weight? Dorothy Lamour's height was 5' 5" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 165 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 117 іn pоunds or 53 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Dorothy Lamour Body Measurements
Dorothy Lamour body measurements was bust-waist-hip 36-26-36 in inches or 91.5-66-91.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34B with cup size B.
Best Movies
She starred in Road series musical comedy films:
Road to Singapore (1940) as Mima
Road to Zanzibar (1941) as Donna Latour
Road to Morocco (1942) as Princess Shalmar
Road to Utopia (1945) as Sal Van Hoyden
Road to Rio (1947) as Lucia Maria de Andrade
Road to Bali (1952) as Princess Lala
The Road to Hong Kong (1962) as Herself
She was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha Spruce in comedy horror anthology film Creepshow 2 (1987), in segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead".
The Hurricane (1937) adventure action as Marama
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) musical comedy as Dorothy Wyndham
Johnny Apollo (1940) noir crime as Lucky Dubarry
Caught in the Draft (1941) comedy war as Antoinette "Tony" Fairbanks
Dixie (1943) biographical as Millie Cook
My Favorite Brunette (1947) romantic comedy as Carlotta Montay
On Our Merry Way (1948) comedy as Gloria Manners
Manhandled (1949) noir crime as Merl Kramer
Best TV Shows
She made guest appearances in television shows I Spy (1967), The Name of the Game (1969), Love, American Style (1970), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971) The Love Boat (1980), Hart to Hart (1984), Remington Steele (1984), Crazy like a Fox (1986) and Murder, She Wrote (1987).
Facts
She quit school at the age of 14.
Attended secretarial school.
Had Spanish, English, French and Irish ancestry.
She was crowned Miss New Orleans in 1931.
She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1936.
She won the Golden Apple Award for Most Cooperative Actress in 1948.
Published her autobiography "My Side of the Road" in 1980.
She was awarded with two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture at 6332 Hollywood Boulevard and for Radio at 6240 Hollywood Boulevard (1960).
Dorothy died on September 22, 1996, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 81.
Spouse
She was married to:
William Ross Howard III (1943-1978) they had two sons, Richard Thomson Howard and John Ridgely Howard
Herbie Kaye (1935-1939)
Relationships
She dated James Stewart (1947-1948), Greg Bautzer (1939-1940), John Howard (1939) and Randolph Scott (1938).