Announcing the Dorothy Lamour Blogathon

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The Glamorous Dorothy Lamour. Image: detudoum96.tumblr.com

The glamorous Dorothy Lamour. Image: detudoum96.tumblr.com

We are so excited to announce the Dorothy Lamour Blogathon!

Wouldn’t you agree it’s time we celebrated this talented woman? Dorothy was much more than the sarong she became famous for – she was a singer, an actor, a mother and a dynamic fundraiser of American WWII war bonds.

Our fab friend Maedez at Font and Frock and A Small Press Life suggested we toast the remarkable Dorothy Lamour, and so we shall: March 11-13, 2016.

For the blogathon, you can write on any movie or subject associated with Ms Dorothy, including her film, theatre or television appearances. Duplicate topics are A-OK.

A list of Ms Dorothy’s movies can be found HERE.

You can sign up using the form below, which was designed by our smarty-pants friend Kristina at Speakeasy.

Please help yourself one the banners below to help us promote the event.

We hope to see you in March!

Here’s the roster so far. (You can scroll inside the box or click HERE to open in a new window.)

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36 Comment on “Announcing the Dorothy Lamour Blogathon”

  1. maedez's avatar
    maedez December 2, 2015 at 4:40 pm

    Reblogged this on A Small Press Life and commented:
    I’m co-hosting this wonderful blogathon with Ruth of Silver Screenings! Let’s get the party started.

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  3. Rick's avatar
    Rick December 3, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    If I hadn’t already reviewed PAJAMA PARTY, I’d do it. By the way, you always create the best Blogathon posters.

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings December 4, 2015 at 9:50 am

      Ack, too bad. Are you sure Pajama Party isn’t due for a re-visit? (You can’t blame a gal for trying.)

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  4. vp19's avatar
    vp19 December 5, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    Claimed “Swing High, Swing Low” until I found out it already has been claimed, so I will focus on the Lamour-Lombard friendship.

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings December 6, 2015 at 8:36 am

      Hi! We’re good with duplicates if you are, but I LOVE the idea of the Lamour-Lombard relationship, because I don’t think anyone else will cover it.(It certainly wouldn’t have occurred to me, anyway.) Thanks – I’m looking forward to this! 🙂

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  6. ChgoJohn's avatar
    ChgoJohn December 6, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    She was such a beauty! One would never really notice, though, if all one sees is her “road” pictures with Crosby and Hope. Your opening photo is proof of it.

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings December 7, 2015 at 8:16 am

      Yes, she was sort of stuck in a cheesy fashion rut with the “Road” movies, but she was still wonderful in those films. This blogathon will give me a list of new-to-me films to watch and I can’t wait! 🙂

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  7. christinawehner's avatar
    christinawehner December 11, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    I was wondering if it would it be possible to do a second post on Dorothy Lamour? I’ve always wanted to rhapsodize about her singing in Johnny Apollo of the song “This Is the Beginning of the End.” Something celebrating her as a torch singer, maybe?

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings December 11, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Of course! Yes, that would be great!

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  8. Judy's avatar
    Judy December 19, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    Can I join this and do Lulu Belle? I see it is actually out on DVD in the UK, amazingly.

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    Judy December 20, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Sorry, I’ve just noticed there is a form – have filled it in!

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  11. Andrew Wickliffe's avatar
    Andrew Wickliffe February 4, 2016 at 11:55 am

    hey y’all, I’m sorry but I’ve got to bow out 😦 But I look forward to reading everyone’s!

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings February 4, 2016 at 11:56 am

      Ack, that’s too bad, but I understand. Thanks for letting us know…and I’m sure Dorothy sends her regards! 😉

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  16. Amanda Garrett's avatar
    Amanda Garrett March 11, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    My first article for Old Hollywood Films on Dorothy as a fashion icon is ready to go:

    http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2016/03/dorothy-lamour-fashion-icon-of-old.html

    Thanks for hosting!

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings March 11, 2016 at 2:09 pm

      Fabulous! I’ve been looking forward to this! You’ll be included in tonight’s recap.

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  18. Amanda Garrett's avatar
    Amanda Garrett March 12, 2016 at 10:28 am

    Here’s part two of my entries for Old Hollywood Films on The Road to Singapore:

    http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2016/03/road-to-singapore.html

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings March 12, 2016 at 6:05 pm

      Excellent! Thanks so much. This post will be included in tonight’s recap. Yay!

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  23. In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood's avatar
    In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood March 13, 2016 at 8:39 am

    Hi Ruth. Here is my entry. I ended up doing a pictorial. I’ve been really busy and didn’t get a chance to watch “My Favorite Brunette”. I hope this ok. Thanks so much for hosting.

    https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/the-dorothy-lamour-blogathon-dorothy-pictorial/

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    1. Silver Screenings's avatar
      Silver Screenings March 13, 2016 at 8:39 am

      Sounds great! I love pictorials, and Dorothy is so photogenic. We’ll include you in tonight’s recap. 🙂

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      1. In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood's avatar
        In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood March 13, 2016 at 8:40 am

        Thanks. I look forward to reading the rest of the entries.

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