A 5x3 index card signed by Dorothy Lamour (1914 - 1996), the deceased American actress and singer best remembered for appearing 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, then moved to Hollywood in 1936 and signed with Paramount Pictures. Her appearance as "Ulah" in The Jungle Princess (1936) brought her fame and also marked the beginning of her image as the "Sarong Queen." In 1940, Lamour made the first of the Road movies, The Road to Singapore, and the series was popular during the 1940s. The sixth film in the series, Road to Bali, was released in 1952 but 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 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 was a popular draw at dinner theatres and in shows such as Anything Goes. She guest starred on TV shows such as Marcus Welby, M.D. and The Love Boat and films like Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) and Death at Love House (1976). She made her final movie appearance in 1987. Lamour died at her home in North Hollywood on September 22, 1996, from a heart attack, at the age of 81.

Dorothy Lamour

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