| 'Dinah Shore' ('Frances Rose Shore') (February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was a United States singer, actress, and celebrity. She first became famous as a 'girl singer' in the Big Band era, then went on to become a movie star, and television host of a series of variety programs.
Born in Winchester, Tennessee, Dinah Shore was stricken with polio at 18 months, but recovered. She was left with a shortened leg, which she always covered with long pants or a long dress. Despite this disability, she sometimes successfully danced before audiences. She was a 1938 graduate in sociology from Vanderbilt University. After graduating she moved to New York City where she began singing and recorded with bandleader Xavier Cugat. |
