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Dixie Dunbar

Actress / Film Actress | * 01/19/1919 († 72, 08/29/1991) | Montgomery, Alabama (United States of America (USA))
Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar (January 19, 1918 – August 29, 1991) was an American singer, film actress, and dancer. 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. In 1934, she was Ray Bolger's dancing partner in the revue Life Begins at 8:40, which was staged in Boston. She also performed in that show on Broadway in 1934-35 and the Broadway productions of Yokel Boy (1939–40) and George White's Scandals (1934). Dunbar's film debut also came in George White's Scandals (1934). During the 1930s she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films. After she left Broadway and films, she returned to nightclubs, performing for a while before she retired. ()
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Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Drama

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Movies with Dixie Dunbar as Actress(19)

as herself1944 Take It or Leave It
as Receptionist1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Dotty Wright1938 Freshman Year
as Tiny Bronson1938 Walking Down Broadway
as Judy Kapouris1938 Once Over Lightly
as Specialty1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Betty Fisher1938 Love on a Budget
as Herself (uncredited)1937 Cinema Circus
as Goldie1937 One in a Million
as Della Dunn1937 Sing and Be Happy
as Mabel1936 Back to Nature
as Marie1936 King of Burlesque
as Millicent1936 Educating Father
as Luisa1936 Girls Dormitory
as Telephone Operator1936 Sing, Baby, Sing
as Maude Holbrook1936 The First Baby
as Ginger Jones1936 Pigskin Parade
as Entertainer1935 Professional Soldier
as Patsy Day1934 George White's Scandals

Full Name: Dixie Dunbar
Born: Sunday, 01/19 1919 (January) in Montgomery, Alabama (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 08/29 1991 (August) in Miami Beach (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Dixie Dunbar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christine King"
Dixie Dunbar frequently works together with these people:
Alice Faye (6x, Actress)
Shirley Deane (6x, Actress)
Darryl F. Zanuck (4x, Crew)
Lynn Bari (4x, Actress)
Tony Martin (4x, Actor)
Gwen Wakeling (4x, Crew)
Billy Gilbert (4x, Actor)
Thomas Little (4x, Crew)
Jed Prouty (4x, Actor)
Arline Judge (3x, Actress)
Charles Tannen (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:626769, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024