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
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
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
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
[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
[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
Some day I hope the critics will say of me, not only that I wear a sarong becomingly, but also that Show more
Some day I hope the critics will say of me, not only that I wear a sarong becomingly, but also that I gave a good performance. I've never had any real theatrical training you know. 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
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 was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business.
I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business.
Dorothy Lamour's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (49)
Dorothy Lamour'S roles
