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Dee Turnell(1925-2007)

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Dee Turnell
Dee Turnell was born on 27 November 1925 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Words and Music (1948), Brigadoon (1954) and Copacabana (1947). She was previously married to Jerry Thorpe. She died in 2007 in the USA.
BornNovember 27, 1925
Died2007
BornNovember 27, 1925
Died2007
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Cyd Charisse, Virginia Bosler, Barrie Chase, and Dee Turnell in Brigadoon (1954)
Cyd Charisse and Dee Turnell in Brigadoon (1954)
Gene Kelly, Barrie Chase, Jane Fischer, Joan Larkin, Dolores Starr, Gloria Stone, and Dee Turnell in Brigadoon (1954)
Cyd Charisse, Gloria Stone, and Dee Turnell in Brigadoon (1954)
Groucho Marx, Abigail Adams, Toni Kelly, Merle McHugh, Dee Turnell, and Chili Williams in Copacabana (1947)
Cyd Charisse, Virginia Bosler, Barrie Chase, and Dee Turnell in Brigadoon (1954)
The 'Waitin' For My Dearie' number in "Brigadoon"

Known for:

Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
Words and Music
6.4
  • Dee Turnell
  • 1948
Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)
Brigadoon
6.8
  • Ann
  • 1954
Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Gloria Jean, and Andy Russell in Copacabana (1947)
Copacabana
6.1
  • Copa Girl
  • 1947
The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan
Short
  • Actress
  • 1952

Credits

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Actress

  • Leslie Nielsen, June Allyson, Joan Blondell, Joan Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene, Ann Miller, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)
    The Opposite Sex
    • Showgirl (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    • Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Deep in My Heart (1954)
    Deep in My Heart
    • Bride in 'Louis XIV' (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)
    Brigadoon
    • Ann
    • 1954
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    • Barbara (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
    The Girl Who Had Everything
    • Guest in Town House (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
    The Bad and the Beautiful
    • Linda Ronley (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan
    • Short
    • 1952
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Singin' in the Rain
    • 'Miss July' in 'Beautiful Girl' segment (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Mickey Rooney, Kay Brown, James Craig, Vic Damone, William Demarest, Sally Forrest, and Monica Lewis in The Strip (1951)
    The Strip
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
    An American in Paris
    • Fury (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, and Howard Keel in Show Boat (1951)
    Show Boat
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford in Royal Wedding (1951)
    Royal Wedding
    • Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, and S.Z. Sakall in Tea for Two (1950)
    Tea for Two
    • Chorus Girl (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Ricardo Montalban, Xavier Cugat, Betty Garrett, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Neptune's Daughter (1949)
    Neptune's Daughter
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1949

Soundtrack

  • Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)
    Brigadoon
    • performer: "Waiting for My Dearie" (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
    Words and Music
    • performer: "On Your Toes", "This Can't Be Love", "The Girl Friend"
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 27, 1925
    • Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • 2007
    • USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jerry ThorpeMarch 4, 1951 - 1972 (divorced)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Actress and dancer who enlivened many MGM musicals. Married the son of director Richard Thorpe and later became a Florida socialite under the name Dee Turnell Thorpe.

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