Dixie Dunbar
Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar (January 19, 1918 – August 29, 1991) was an American singer, film actress, and dancer.
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 |
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.
In 1934, she was Ray Bolger's dancing partner in the revue Life Begins at 8:40, which was staged in Boston. She also performed in that show on Broadway in 1934-35 and the Broadway productions of Yokel Boy (1939–40) and George White's Scandals (1934).
Dunbar's film debut also came in George White's Scandals (1934). During the 1930s she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.
After she left Broadway and films, she returned to nightclubs, performing for a while before she retired.