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Dolores Gray (1924–2002)

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Dabbling in practically every facet of the business during her over six-decade career -- nightclubs, cabaret, radio, recordings, TV, film and Broadway -- sultry, opulent, hard-looking singing star Dolores Gray, distinctive for her sharp, somewhat equine features, lived the high life for most of her time on earth... See full bio »

Born:

in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 78) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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1988 Doctor Who (TV series)
Mrs. Remington
– Silver Nemesis: Part 3 (1988) … Mrs. Remington
 
1965 Girl Talk (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 July 1965 (1965)
 
1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Carolina Clay
– Famous (1961) … Carolina Clay
 
1957 Designing Woman
Lori Shannon
 
1956 The Opposite Sex
Sylvia
 
1955 Kismet
Lalume
 
1955 It's Always Fair Weather
Madeline Bradville
 
1952 The Buick Circus Hour (TV series)
Kim O'Neill
 
1944 Mr. Skeffington
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
 
1942 Lady for a Night
Dolores, a Singer (uncredited)
 
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1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks" 1955 - uncredited)
 
1961 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
– The Music of Richard Rodgers (1961) (performer: "It Never Entered My Mind")
 
1957 Designing Woman (performer: "Music Is Better than Words" - uncredited)
 
1956 The Opposite Sex (performer: "The Opposite Sex" - uncredited)
 
1955 It's Always Fair Weather (performer: "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks" 1955 - uncredited, "Music Is Better Than Words" 1955 - uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (1955) (performer: "Rahadlakum" - uncredited)
 
1955 Kismet (performer: "Bored", "Not Since Nineveh" / "Rahadlakum")
 
1944 Mr. Skeffington (performer: "It Had to Be You" 1924 - uncredited)
 
1942 Lady for a Night (performer: "Has Anybody Seen My Man?")
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (video documentary)
Herself (interview)
 
1987 Wogan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 August 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1987 Royal Variety Performance 1987 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 The Good Old Days (TV series)
Herself - Performer
– Episode dated 31 December 1978 (1978) … Herself - Performer
 
1964-1967 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1959-1966 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Herself
– The Music of the West (1966) … Herself - Singer
– The Many Facets of Cole Porter (1965) … Herself - Singer
– Love Makes the World Go Round (1965) … Herself - Singer
– The Music of Richard Rodgers (1961) … Herself - Singer
– Music Hath Charms (1961) … Herself - Singer
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1951-1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Singer / Singer / …
– Episode #18.6 (1964) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #14.35 (1961) … Herself
– Episode #14.20 (1961) … Singer
– See America with Ed Sullivan: Chicago (1960) … Singer
– Episode #12.34 (1959) … Frenchy in a scene from 'Destry Rides Again'
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1963 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #8.21 (1963) … Herself - Singer
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
– Hugh O'Brian vs. Dolores Gray (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.61 (1962) … Herself
 
1962 The Voice of Firestone (TV series)
Herself - Comedy Star
– Episode dated 4 November 1962 (1962) … Herself - Comedy Star
 
1958-1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #4.19 (1959) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.24 (1958) … Herself - Singer
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.10 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.15 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #5.3 (1957) … Herself
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Herself
– You're the Top (1956) … Herself
 
1952-1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Actress
– Episode #7.8 (1954) … Herself - Singer / Actress
– Ronald Reagan and Dolores Gray (1953) … Herself - Singer / Actress
– Episode #4.39 (1952) … Herself - Singer / Actress
– Episode #4.23 (1952) … Herself - Singer
 
1954 The George Jessel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.20 (1954) … Herself
 
1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.34 (1951) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (video documentary)
Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'It's Always Fair Weather' (uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played "Dorothy Brock" in the Bost and National touring companies of the musical "42nd Street" in the mid-eighties. Played the role of "Carlotta Campion" in the late-eighties revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" in London, where she sang the show-stopping number... See more »
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Personal Quote:

My mother once said to me, 'It's not a very happy life unless you make it very big.' See more »

Trivia:

Although the role of "Frenchy" in 1959's "Destry Rides Again" was one of Gray's greatest successes on Broadway, it was an experience she always recalled with mixed emotions. Always a total professional, she was constantly at odds with perfectionist director/choreographer Michael Kidd. This tumultuous... See more »

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