Dorothy Lamour Blogathon: Day 3

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It ain't easy to look this glam. Image: Classic Cinema Images

It ain’t easy being this glamorous. Image: Classic Cinema Images

Dorothy Lamour is a celebrity we (as in, yours truly) thought we knew.

But we really didn’t.

Thanks to the contributions to The Dot Blogathon, we discovered that Dorothy was a lot more talented and versatile than we realized. She was, frankly, an impressive woman who isn’t always recognized as such.

We’ve tried to change that with this blogathon, and we’d like to thank our co-host, Maedez, for suggesting this blogathon in the first place. Thanks to every one of you – writers and readers – for helping us celebrate All Things Dorothy.

Here are the final and fabulous contributions!

Doroothy LamourCritica Retro analyzes Dorothy’s role as a Panamanian nightclub singer in Swing High, Swing Low (1937).

 

Screen shot 2016-03-13 at 7.33.19 AMMidnight Only examines a radiant Dorothy in the strange yet compelling The Phynx (1970).

 

Dorothy Lamour MenuIn the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood features the glamorous “Dot” in a Dorothy Lamour Pictorial.

 

dorothy-lamour-with-bing-crosby-and-bob-hope-in-road-to-bali-1952Christina Wehner defends Dorothy’s under-appreciated role of straight man in the Road To… series.

 

Dorothy Lamour in Johnny ApolloSpeakeasy reviews Dorothy’s “sad, sultry and sweet” performance in Johnny Apollo (1940).

 

Dorothy Lamour Donovans ReefPhyllis Loves Classic Movies applauds Dorothy’s holding her own with John Wayne and Lee Marvin in Donovan’s Reef (1963).

 

utopia3Now Voyaging admires Dorothy as a take-charge woman in Road to Utopia (1946).

 

a-classic-dorothy-poseOur fab co-host Font and Frock shows us why producers hire stars like Dorothy, even in small roles in television shows like Murder, She Wrote (1987).

Day 1 Recap
Day 2 Recap

Dorothy Blogathon

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12 Comment on “Dorothy Lamour Blogathon: Day 3”

  1. maedez March 13, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    It’s been a fab blogathon! Thanks everyone.

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  2. Barbara Froman March 13, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Love these posts! She was so much fun to watch. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen The Phynx. How did I let this one slip by? 🙂

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    1. Silver Screenings March 14, 2016 at 8:34 am

      Yes, I’ve never heard of The Phynx either. It sounds truly odd, but now I have to track it down!

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  3. Sarah Brentyn March 13, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    Fab collection. Can’t wait to look through them. Thanks for compiling and sharing here.

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    1. Silver Screenings March 14, 2016 at 8:35 am

      Dorothy Lamour was much more talented & versatile than I gave her credit for. Because of these entries, I have a whole new level of respect for her. 🙂

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      1. Sarah Brentyn March 14, 2016 at 11:59 am

        Okay, I apologize in advance for saying this but… She’s so glamorous, I didn’t think much about what she had done beyond being the beautiful girl in films. *cringe* Back then, if you were this pretty, that’s what you did. Know what I mean?

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      2. Silver Screenings March 14, 2016 at 2:20 pm

        I know exactly what you mean. Dorothy was so glamorous, like you said, she didn’t really need talent.

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  5. ChgoJohn March 15, 2016 at 3:20 pm

    I have to agree with you, Ruth. I had no idea she was so talented and her career so varied. This is one blogathon that’s worth its weight in gold.

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  6. Lê March 17, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    It was an amazing event, Ruth! I must say you have just dethroned Fritzi and became the queen of blogathons!
    Kisses!
    Le

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    1. Silver Screenings March 17, 2016 at 2:53 pm

      Haha! Thanks, Le, but no one can usurp Fritzi as the blogathon queen! 🙂

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