Singer, actress and television host
Dinah Shore
Geboren 1916-02-29 Ā· Overleden 1994-02-24
Tennessee-born Frances Rose Shore overcame childhood polio, became a 1940s chart-topping singer with Buttons and Bows, then a television pioneer whose Chevy Show and signature blown kiss defined an era. She made Palm Springs her retreat and died in 1994.
Prestaties
Eighty charted hits, multiple Emmys, first female member of Hillcrest Country Club, founder of the LPGA's Dinah Shore tournament, TV Guide top-50 star, cultural icon of mid-century entertainment.
Verjaardag: Birthday 29 February (leap year) or Palm Springs Modernism Week tribute
Verliezen
- 1994-02-24 Ā· Death. Died in Los Angeles at age 77.
Gelukkige momenten
- 1964-01-01 Ā· Palm Springs estate. Commissioned architect Donald Wexler to design her landmark mid-century modern home in Old Las Palmas.
