Dorothy Lamour

She is interred in the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
. Dororthy Lamour died at her home in North Hollywood, California at the age of 81. Joe Early. Some of Dorothy Lamour's other notable films include The Hurricane (1937), Disputed Passage (1939), Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942), Dixie (1943), and On Our Merry Way (1948). She was the still-sensual bombshell, even in middle age; Troup played neurosurgeon Dr. She appeared in a series of road movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the 1940s and 1950s. Ironically, her ex-husband, Jack Webb, was the producer of "Emergency!" and hired both his ex-wife and her current husband to key roles on his show.

While she first achieved stardom as a sex symbol, Lamour also showed talent as both a comic and dramatic actress. Television shows in which Julie London appeared are:. She wore a sarong, which would become associated with her, and captivated many viewers with her sensuous exotic attractive appearance. Movies in which Julie London appeared are:. The role that made her a star was Ulah (a sort of female Tarzan) in The Jungle Princess (1936). Her whispered "you make me feel so good" at the end is breathy and suggests a sexually satisfied partner. In 1936 she moved to Hollywood and began appearing regularly in films for Paramount Pictures, first in bit parts. Go slow, oooooh honey, take it easy on the curves;
When love is slow, oooooh honey, what a tonic for my nerves.
Go slow, oooooh honey, we've got such a lot of time;
When love is slow, oooooh honey, how the mercury does climb.
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She also sang on the popular Rudy Vallee radio show. The lyrics strongly suggest sex but never explicitly define it:. She got a job singing with the band of Herbie Kay, who became her first husband. Songs such as "Go Slow" epitomized her career style: her voice is slow, smoky, and sensual. After winning the title of Miss New Orleans in a beauty pageant she moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1931, hoping to become a professional singer. Among her most famous singles are "Cry Me a River" (penned by her high school classmate Arthur Hamilton); "No Moon at All"; "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"; and "Two Sleepy People". Lamour's birth name was Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; Lamour came from the name of her step-father. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice, and it automatically sounds intimate.".

Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 - September 22, 1996) was a motion picture actress, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, died in Hollywood, California. In 1957, she was the subject of a Life magazine cover article in which she was quoted as saying, "It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. "Glamour is just sex that got civilized.". She was named one of Billboard's most popular female vocalists for 1955, 1956, and 1957. Her professional singing career began in 1955 with a live performance at the 881 Club in Los Angeles and she recorded 32 albums. Her early film career did not include any singing parts.

She was discovered by Sue Carol (wife of Alan Ladd) while London was working as an elevator operator. Julie London began singing in public in her teens, prior to her first movie appearance. She suffered a stroke in 1995 and was in poor health until her death in Encino, California at the age of 74. Together, they had three children.

They married on December 31, 1959; only his death in 1999 ended their marriage. In 1954, having become somewhat reclusive after her divorce from Webb, she met jazz composer and musician Bobby Troup. They had two children, including a daughter who survived her. This unlikely pairing arose from his love for jazz music; their marriage lasted from 1947 to 1953.

Her obvious beauty and self-poise (she was a pinup girl prized by GIs during World War II) contrasted with his pedestrian appearance and stiff-as-a-board acting technique (much parodied by impersonators). She was married to Jack Webb of Dragnet fame. She graduated from Hollywood Professional High School in 1944. Shortly after that, she began appearing in movies.

When she was 14, they moved to Los Angeles. Born in Santa Rosa, California as Julie Peck, she was the daughter of parents who had a vaudeville song-and-dance team. Julie London (September 26, 1926 - October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress who was known for her smoky, sensual voice and role as Nurse Dixie McCall on the television show Emergency! (1972 - 1977). Julie London Biography, Discography & Photos (http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/baccarach/387/Bio.htm).

IMDB entry for Julie London (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0518728/). Emergency: Survival on Charter #220 (1978). Tattletales! (game show hosted by Bert Convy, 1974-1978). Emergency! (1972 - 1977).

The Helicopter Spies (1968). The George Raft Story (1961). The Third Voice (1960). A Question of Adultery (1959).

The Wonderful Country (1959). Night of the Quarter Moon (1959). Man of the West (1958). Voice in the Mirror (1958).

Saddle the Wind (1958). Drango (1957). The Great Man (1957). Crime Against Joe (1956).

The Fighting Chance (1955). The Fat Man (1951). Return of the Frontiersman (1950). Task Force (1949).

Tap Roots (1948). The Red House (1947). A Night in Paradise (1946) (bit part). On Stage Everybody (1945).

Diamond Horseshoe (1945) (bit part). Nabonga (1944).