Obituaries
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood star primarily known in the 1930s and 1940s for her portrayals of exotic South Sea heroines wrapped in a silk sarong that became her trademark, died Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital.
Sept. 23, 1996
Recipes
April 23, 2003
Movies
Hollywood: Star was known for her portrayals of exotic South Sea heroines and later as straight-faced foil to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
Hollywood: Actress was known for her portrayals of exotic South Sea heroines and later as straight-faced foil to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
Dorothy Lamour, who died earlier this week at 81, could do it all.
Sept. 27, 1996
Entertainment & Arts
As she settled into the coffee shop booth, Dorothy Lamour gave the distinct impression that she would rather be putting her old sarong back on than facing the interview at hand.
Feb. 5, 1991
If Dorothy Lamour is the star of “Side by Side by Sondheim” at the Grand Dinner Theatre here, as all the advertisements proclaim, then Myrona Delaney must be the superstar.
Feb. 21, 1991
AUCTIONS Fitzgerald, Lamour Estate Sales: Property from the estates of two entertainment legends who died last year--”first lady of song” Ella Fitzgerald and movie queen Dorothy Lamour--will be sold May 21 by Sotheby’s Beverly Hills auction house.
March 20, 1997
Dorothy Lamour, 72, on her return to the screen as a murder victim in “Creepshow II”: “Well, at my age you can’t lean against a palm tree and sing ‘Moon of Monakoora.’
May 4, 1987
Eddie Hanley, 91, a vaudeville song and dance man who worked with comedians in films and television series.
April 6, 1997