Dixie Dunbar | |
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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 |
Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar [1] (January 19, 1918 – August 29, 1991) was an American singer, film actress, [2] 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. [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]