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Actor Born: March 1, 1917 in Winchester, TN Death: February 24, 1994 in Nashville, TN Biography:Though many will best remember blonde, Southern charmer "Dinah Shore" as the hostess of primetime variety shows and daytime talk shows from the early '50s through the late '70s, she was also once a popular big band singer and star of radio and feature films. Born Frances "Fanny" Rose Shore in Winchester, TN, she contracted polio when she was a year and a half old and was left with a crippled right leg that was eventually strengthened by massage, swimming and tennis. Shore attended Vanderbilt University where she was president of her sorority. While in school, she received lessons in voice and acting, gaining early exposure on Nashville's WSM radio. Following graduation in 1938, Shore moved to New York to launch a singing career where she made her professional debut on New York's WNEW radio; her first recordings were made with "Xavier Cugat"'s band. Her first big break came when she was hired to sing... Full Biography | |||
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