Dorothy Lamour

Singer and actress noted for the sarong she donned in many of her films, Dorothy Lamour has performed with such legends as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton, Lamour was crowned Miss New Orleans in 1930. Her father was a waiter and her mother was a waitress. Soon after Lamour was born, her parents divorced. She never finished high school, forging her mother's name on a permission slip to drop out. Later, she went to secretarial school where she became an excellent typist. Even as a wealthy star, she typed her own letters. With a dream to become a singing...