Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar[1] (January 19, 1918 – August 29, 1991) was an American singer, film actress,[2] and dancer.
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| Born | Christina Elizabeth Dunbar January 19, 1919 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1991 (aged 72) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1934–1938 |
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Dunbar grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She began studying dancing as a child and went on to sing and dance in nightclubs.[1]
In 1934, she was Ray Bolger's dancing partner in the revue Life Begins at 8:40, which was staged in Boston.[3] She also performed in that show on Broadway in 1934-35 and the Broadway productions of Yokel Boy (1939–40)[4] and George White's Scandals (1934).[1]
Dunbar's film debut also came in George White's Scandals (1934).[1] During the 1930s she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.[citation needed]
After she left Broadway and films, she returned to nightclubs, performing for a while before she retired.[1]
Selected filmography edit
- George White's Scandals (1934)
- Educating Father (1936)
- Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
- One in a Million (1936)
- King of Burlesque (1936)
- Girls' Dormitory (1936)
- Pigskin Parade (1936)
- Sing and Be Happy (1937)
- Walking Down Broadway (1938)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical. Oxford University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Green, Stanley (1999). Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 50.
- ^ "Shubert tries out revue in Boston". The New York Times. August 7, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Dixie Dunbar". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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