Line #9 Creator/DinahShore


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3	->''"I never wanted to set the world on fire, so I never had to burn any bridges behind me."''
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5	Dinah Shore (born Fannye Rose Shore; [[UsefulNotes/LeapDay February 29]], 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, radio and television hostess, occasional actress, and golfer.
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7	She was born in Tennessee from Russian Jewish immigrants, and first rose to prominence as a recording artist during the BigBand era, becoming the nationwide top-charting female vocalist of The40s. While Shore's singing career waned with the rise of rock and roll, she achieved further success in television as the hostess of {{variety show}}s, such as ''The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'' (renamed ''The Dinah Shore Show'' when Chevrolet stopped sponsoring it) in the [[TheFifties '50s]] and [[TheSixties '60s]] and ''Dinah's Place'' (followed by ''Dinah!'') in the [[TheSeventies '70s]].
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9	Shore also left a mark in the world of professional women's golf. After starting in the sport at the age of 52, she co-founded the Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, most recently renamed the Chevron Championship, one of the five major American golf championships for women. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame shortly after her death in 1994 for her role in promoting the women's game.
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11	She was married to actor George Montgomery for 20 years until their divorce in 1963, and had a high-profile relationship with Creator/BurtReynolds in the '70s. Her daughter, Melissa Montgomery, is an actress in her own right.
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14	!!Film and TV appearances:
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16	* ''Film/ThankYourLuckyStars'' (1943 film) as herself
17	* ''Hollywood Parade'' (1944 film) as herself
18	* ''Belle of the Yukon'' (1944 film) as Lettie Candless
19	* ''[[WesternAnimation/MakeMineMusic Make Mine Music: Two Silhouettes]]'' (1946) - song performance
20	* ''[[WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree Fun and Fancy Free: Bongo]]'' (1947) - {{narrator}} and song performance
21	* ''[[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Laugh-In]]'' (1970-1971) as Guest Performer
22	* ''[[Series/TheLucyShow Here's Lucy]]'' (1971) as herself
23	* ''Series/MaryHartmanMaryHartman'' (1976) as herself
24	* ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' (1976) as Melody
25	* ''Film/OhGod'' (1977) as herself
26	* ''Series/{{Alice\|1976}}'' (1979) as herself
27	* ''Series/{{Hotel\|1983}}'' (1987) as Katherine Woodbridge
28	* ''[[Recap/PeeWeesPlayhouseChristmasSpecial Christmas at]] [[Series/PeeweesPlayhouse Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'' (1988) as herself
29	* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1989 episode "[[Recap/MurderSheWroteS5E15AlmaMurder Alma Murder]]") as Emily Dyers
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31	!!Tropes applying to her works and career:
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33	* GlamorousWartimeSinger: She appeared [[AsHimself as herself]] in the morale-boosting movies ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) and ''Follow The Boys'' (1944) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. She also toured in liberated France after the Normandy landings in the second half of 1944, which earned her the USO Medallion Award.
34	* MuppetCameo: Characters from ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' and ''Series/SesameStreet'' showed up on several occasions in ''Dinah!'' in the late 1970s. One could say this meant the trope namers of SesameStreetCred had acquired "Dinah Cred".
35	* NonStandardKiss: She always blew a kiss to the audience (saying "MWAH!") when wrapping up her variety shows.
36	* OdeToFood: "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy".
37	* SopranoAndGravel: Whenever she paired with male singers, from Creator/AlJolson to Music/BingCrosby and Music/FrankSinatra. She frequently paired with the latter.

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