Dinah Shore

Description: (Singer and Actress Who was the Top Charting Female Vocalist of the 1940s)

Dinah Shore, born as Fannye Rose Shore, was an American singer, television personality, and actress. She was the top-rated female American singer of the 1940s and rose to fame as a musician during the Big Band era. She then gained even greater success in films and television a decade later. During her singing career, she contributed to several songs as a lead vocalist. These included "I Thought About You", "The Breeze and I", "Yes, My Darling Daughter", "I Don't Want to Walk Without You", "Body and Soul", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "The Best Things In Life Are Free", "A Wonderful Guy", "It's All In the Game" and "Fascination", to name a few. She recorded numerous albums like ‘Musical Orchids’, ‘The Blue Velvet Voice of Dinah Shore’, ‘The King and I’, ‘Holding Hands at Midnight’, ‘Dinah, Yes Indeed’ and ‘Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red’. As an actress, Shore acted in the movies 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', 'Till the Clouds Roll By', 'Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick', 'Belle of the Yukon,' and 'Up in Arms'. In addition, she enjoyed a four-decade long career in television, starring in her own variety and music shows and even hosting a number of talk shows. On a personal note, Shore married twice in her lifetime. She loved golf and was an avid supporter of women's professional golf.

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Birthday February 29, 1916 (Pisces)
Alternative names Frances Rose Shore
Died on February 24, 1994
Spouse/Ex- George Montgomery (m. 1943–1963), Maurice F. Smith (m. 1963–1964)
Parents Solomon Shore
Anna Stein Shore
Children John David Montgomery, Melissa Montgomery-Hime
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