Photo Blast from the Past : Dorothy Lamour

By: Oct. 02, 2012
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Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's 'Photo Blast From the Past' series. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems.

Today, we're featuring Dorothy Lamour circa 1988. Some of Lamour's notable films include John Ford's The Hurricane (1937), Spawn of the North (1938; with George Raft, Henry Fonda, and John Barrymore), Disputed Passage (1939), Johnny Apollo (1940; with Tyrone Power), Aloma of the South Seas (1941), Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942), Dixie (1943; with Bing Crosby), A Medal for Benny (1945), My Favorite Brunette (1947; with Bob Hope), On Our Merry Way (1948) and a supporting role in the best picture Oscar-winner The Greatest Show on Earth (1952; with Charlton Heston). She became active in the legitimate theater, headlining a road company of Hello Dolly! for over a year.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Photo Blast from the Past : Dorothy Lamour

Photo Blast from the Past : Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour photographed at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. 1988.

Photo Blast from the Past : Dorothy Lamour



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