Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; December 10, 1914 – 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". In 1940, Lamour made her first Road series comedy film Road to Singapore. The Road series films were popular during the 1940s. The sixth film in the series, Road to Bali, was released in 1952. By this time, Lamour's screen career began to wane, and she focused on stage and television work. In 1961, Crosby and Hope teamed for The Road to Hong Kong, but actress Joan Collins was cast as the female lead. Lamour made a brief appearance and sang a song near the end of that film. In the 1970s, Lamour revived her nightclub act, and in 1980, released her autobiography My Side of the Road. She made her final movie appearance in 1987. Lamour married her second husband, William Ross Howard III, in 1943. They had two sons and remained married until Howard's death in 1978. Lamour died at her home in 1996 at the age of 81. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 10, 1914 (New Orleans), Died September 22, 1996 (Hollywood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-036149 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | Strange enchantment | Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036150 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | That sentimental sandwich | Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036151 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | The lamp is low | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036152 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | The man I love | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036374 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | (You took me) Out of this world | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036375 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | Comes love | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036376 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | My heart keeps crying | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-036377 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | I'll take an option on you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036378 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | I'm all a-tremble over you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036379 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | Paradise | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036483 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | My heart keeps crying | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-042263 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Sweet potato piper | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042264 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Palms of paradise | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042265 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | The moon and the willow tree | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042266 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Too romantic | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042384 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | I gotta right to sing the blues | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042385 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | It had to be you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042386 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | Your kiss | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-042387 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | This is the beginning of the end | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-049976 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | Moon over Burma | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-049977 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | There's danger in your eyes, chérie! | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-049978 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | I'm getting sentimental over you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-049979 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | Mexican magic | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Decca | L 3228 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Little brown gal | Dorothy Lamour | vocalist | ||
Decca | L 3229 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | A song of Old Hawaii | Dorothy Lamour | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lamour, Dorothy," accessed November 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102570.
Lamour, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102570.
"Lamour, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122152
Wikidata: Dorothy Lamour - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q166420
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