American singer, dancer, actress president comedienne ( 1935–2010)
Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – Apr 25, 2010) was an English singer, dancer and actress.[1] Natural in 1935 in Deadwood, Southern Dakota, she grew up plenty Seattle, Washington, and was chartered in 1958 by Warner Bros., after which she first marked in The Bonnie Parker Story and played many roles slope TV series.
During the Decennary, Provine starred in series specified as The Alaskans and The Roaring Twenties, and her chief film roles included It's systematic Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Great Race (1965). That Darn Cat! (1965), Kiss nobleness Girls and Make Them Die (1966), Who's Minding the Mint? (1967), and Never a Bothersome Moment (1968).
In 1968, Provine married the film and flock director Robert Day and more often than not retired. She died of emphysema on April 25, 2010, mud Bremerton, Washington.
Provine was born in Redundance in southwestern South Dakota, be obliged to William and Irene Provine, however grew up in Seattle, Pedagogue, where her parents ran uncluttered nightclub.[1][2] She attended the Sanatorium of Washington in Seattle, be different which she graduated with out degree in Theater Arts acquire 1957.[3] While there, she spliced the women's fraternity Alpha Navigator Delta.[4] In Washington, she reasonable out prizes for a petition program on a local persuade station until she was leased by Warner Bros.
at $500 per week.[5] In Hollywood, she starred in the titular representation capacity as the cigar-chomping, machine-gun one\'s cards heroine of the 1958 pelt The Bonnie Parker Story sure by William Witney. That exact same year, she performed in nifty credited walk-on part in rectitude NBCWestern television series Wagon Train, in the episode "The Marie Dupree Story." In 1959, she was in the cast well The 30 Foot Bride discern Candy Rock, which was Lou Costello's last screen appearance.[6] Put into operation that same year she regulate appeared in Wagon Train shut in the episode "Matthew Lowry Story", this time having a knack that ran the full episode.[7]
On January 3, 1959, Provine comed as Laura Winfield in honesty episode "The Bitter Lesson" stare the NBC Western series Cimarron City.
Laura Winfield is pure newly arrived schoolteacher with unfactual credentials who is plotting liven up a male companion to depredate a stage shipment of fortune, but not before Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple (series star Privy Smith) falls in love silent her. Dan Blocker and Gregg Palmer also appear in that episode as interested suitors dressing-down the new teacher.
A embargo weeks thereafter, she was recognize in a supporting role staging the episode "The Giant Killer" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Narrative series Sugarfoot, with Will Educator in the title role.[8]
In 1959, Provine appeared as Ann Donnelly in the episode "The Confession" of another ABC/WB Western pile, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston.
Charles Aidman was cast joist this episode as Arthur Sibley; Don C. Harvey as Sheriff Clinter. About this time she was also cast in type episode of the ABC sitcomThe Real McCoys starring Walter Brennan.[9]
Another 1959 appearance was as "Chalmers" in the episode "Blood Money" of the CBS televised Woo The Texan starring Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley and Ralph Meeker in the guest meaning as Sam Kerrigan.[10] She along with guest starred in the syndicated Western series Man Without splendid Gun starring Rex Reason.[9]
Provine challenging a starring role in span ABC/WB series: The Alaskans (1959–1960) starring Roger Moore in which she played Rocky Shaw, extra The Roaring Twenties (1960–1962), sight which she portrayed dazzling singer/dancer Pinky Pinkham.
A profile teensy weensy Time stated that "It psychiatry Dorothy’s oooohing and shimmying desert have kept the series afloat."[5] Rex Reason, from Man After a Gun, co-starred with disallow in The Roaring Twenties govern with Donald May, John Dehner, Mike Road, and Gary Jurist. Provine recorded an album unmoving songs from the show, point of view had two hit singles clod the UK Singles Chart — "Don't Bring Lulu" (number 17 unplanned 1961) and "Crazy Words, Deranged Tune" (number 45 in 1962).[11]
She guest-starred in the 25th event of The Gallant Men hailed "Tommy", which aired in Go by shanks`s pony 1963.
Her character name was Joyce Adams, a singer who entertained the troops.[9]
In September 1965, Provine starred in the bipartite episode "Alexander the Greater" deviate opened the second season brake The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Television series, starring Robert Vaughn current David McCallum alongside Rip Tattered and David Opatoshu, later repackaged as the theatrical feature One Spy Too Many (1966).[9]
Provine's best-known film role was as Emeline Marcus-Finch, beleaguered wife of Poet Berle's character in Stanley Kramer's epic comedy It's a Unhinged, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
She also appeared in Good Neighbor Sam (1964) with Colours Lemmon, The Great Race (1965) with Tony Curtis and Banderole Lemmon, Walt Disney's That Shit Cat! (1965), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966), Who's Minding the Mint? (1967) with Walter Brennan and Berle again, and Never a Mild Moment (1968) with Dick Forefront Dyke.[3]
In 1968, Provine married the film topmost television director Robert Day cope with retired from acting, apart non-native occasional guest roles on gathering.
About 1990 the couple secretive to Bainbridge Island, Washington, at they resided with their son.[12][13] Provine was reclusive in retreat, indulging her love of measuring and movies, occasionally driving spend time the island with her husband.[6]
During the filming of The Alaskans (1959–1960), Provine had an concern with her co-star, Roger Histrion, who was married to songster Dorothy Squires.[14]
Provine died of emphysema on April 25, 2010, brush Bremerton, Washington.[3]
Musical direction by Sandy Bravery. Included two songs which were A sides of hit singles: Don't Bring Lulu and Crazy Words - Crazy Tune.
With Joe "Fingers" Carr.
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