Photo: Paramount Pictures / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Dorothy Lamour represents a kind of old Hollywood glamour I find genuinely worth preserving. Rising from a New Orleans big-band singer to a Paramount star, she became the warm center of the Road to... comedies, holding her own beside Crosby and Hope with effortless grace. What impresses me is her willingness to be the straight woman and the spark at once, and her smooth leap from music to the screen. Her star on the Walk of Fame feels well earned. Even if newer audiences have forgotten her, I think classic stars like Lamour deserve to be remembered and retold.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dorothy Lamour
- Name (Japanese)
- ドロシー・ラムーア
- Reading
- どろしー・らむーあ
- Born
- December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
- Origin
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / television actor / film actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Dorothy Lamour born?
December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996.
Where is Dorothy Lamour from?
Dorothy Lamour is from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
What does Dorothy Lamour do?
Dorothy Lamour works as actor, singer, television actor, film actor, stage actor.
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.