Dorothy Lamour
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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 had begun to wane, and she focused on stage and television work. In 1961, Crosby and Hope teamed up 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.
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- Overture (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Passe-partout (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Paris Arrival (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Sky Symphony (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Invitation to a Bull Fight / March for the Entrance of the Bulls (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- India Countryside (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Intermission (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- The Pagoda of Pillagi (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Temple of Dawn (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Prairie Sail Car (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Land Ho! (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Epilogue (From "Around the World in 80 Days") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Overture (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Team Work (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Reluctant Astronauts (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Warmer Than a Whisper (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- The Only Way to Travel (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Let's Not Be Sensible Blues (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- The Road to Hong Kong (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Let's Not Be Sensible (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Lamasery Chant (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- The Chase (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
- Moon over Hong Kong (From "The Road to Hong Kong") - Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 29: Around the World in 80 Days & The Road to Hong Kong (Remastered 2016) - Dorothy Lamour
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