Dorothy Lamour was born with the birth name of Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton on December 10, 1914, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a beautiful child who turned heads as a teenager with her long dark hair. However, her dream was to become a professional singer not actress. After she won a beauty contest as Miss New Orleans in 1931...See full bio »
I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business.
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In 1946 (with the full assistance of Paramount's publicity department) she staged a memorable stunt by publicly burning a sarong, the garment with which she had been associated since her first starring role.
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Wearing a floral print wrap-around sarong
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,4,136,19,200,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_ZAon IMDb,5,1,14,200,verdenab,7,255,255,255,1_ZA48:37,164,1,14,40,verdenab,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Remington Steele: Season 3: Episode 9 -- Dorothy Lamour, Virginia Mayo and Lloyd Nolan ask the agency to find the culprit behind several attacks disguised as accidents.")
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