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Dorothy Provine

American singer, dancer, actress and comedienne ( 1935–2010)

Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer and actress.[1] Born in 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota, she grew up in Seattle, Washington, and was hired in 1958 by Warner Bros., after which she first starred in The Bonnie Parker Story and played many roles in TV series. During the 1960s, Provine starred in series such as The Alaskans and The Roaring Twenties, and her major film roles included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Great Race (1965). That Darn Cat! (1965), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966), Who's Minding the Mint? (1967), and Never a Dull Moment (1968).

Early life and career

Provine was born in Deadwood in southwestern South Dakota, to William and Irene Provine, but grew up in Seattle, Washington, where her parents ran a nightclub.[1][2] She attended the University of Washington in Seattle, from which she graduated with a degree in Theat

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Dorothy Provine Profile

20 January 37is born in Deadwood, South Dakota
?is raised in Seattle, Washington
Fall 53 - Spring 57attends the University of Washington for four years without graduating
56is one of fifty Seafair Princesses in Seattle’s annual water festival
?sings in The King and I and On Your Toes in amateur opera
?replaces ailing Martha Wright in a professional South Pacific company
?is discovered by Warner Brothers talent executive Scotty Baiano when he sees her in a college production of Charley's Aunt at the University of Washington
Fall 57her roommate in Los Angeles, actress Lyn Osborn, steers her to Universal-International, where she is discovered by producer Howie Horwitz
February 58columnist Louella Parsons reports: "Dale Robertson, who was reported reconciling with his first wife, is now steady dating with Dorothy Provine, pretty U-I actress...."
July 58she and John Smith are seen at the Intrepid Fox
August 58columnist Harrison Carroll notes her at Kenny Miller's party for New York
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Dorothy Provine

ACTOR

1935 - 2010

Dorothy Provine

Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer and actress. Born in 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota, she grew up in Seattle, Washington, and was hired in 1958 by Warner Bros., after which she first starred in The Bonnie Parker Story and played many roles in TV series. During the 1960s, Provine starred in series such as The Alaskans and The Roaring Twenties, and her major film roles included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Great Race (1965). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Provine has received more than 1,294,152 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Provine is the 5,045th most popular actor (up from 6,824th in 2019), the 7,357th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,128th in 2019) and the 2,268th most popular American Actor.

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