Stage Name: Dinah Shore
Birth Name: Frances Rose Shore
Occupation: Singer / Actress / Radio Show, TV Show Host
Years Active: 1937–1994
Notable Works: Dinah Shore worked on a couple of Hollywood feature films but her best amd most enduring legacies are her impressive vocal recordings and television shows. In all, Dinah Shore cut more than 14 record albums, had seventy-five hit record recordings, contributed to America’s entertainment for over forty years, she won 10 Emmys more than any person in TV history, and had a major impact on the sport of golf. She was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame one for Recording, one for Radio and another for Television.
Date/Place Birth: February 29, 1916, Winchester, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Date/Death/Cause: Five days before her 78th birthday Dinah Shore died from a brief battle with ovarian cancer February 24, 1994, at her home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. Her body was cremated and her ashes were divided, half of her ashes are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cathedral City (near Palm Springs), California; the other half are interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.
Spouse(s) & Children: American actor (US Army member) George Montgomery (m.1943-1962 divorced ) 2 children, Shore gave birth to daughter Melissa Ann, now known as Melissa Montgomery-Hime, in January 1948; and in in 1954 they adopted a son, John "Jody" David Montgomery; briefly married a tennis player / building contractor Maurice F. Smith (m. May 26, 1963 - 1964 divorced)
Short Biography: Born to Russian Jewish Immigrants Francis Rose Shore, Winchester Tennessee in 1917 the beautiful young girl that grew up to capture Americas heart as the radio host, talented singer and popular TV personality Dinah Shore learned to confront and conquer life’s obstacles from the early age of two when she was stricken with the child debilitating disease polio. Dinah Shore was an intelligent girl who received a degree in sociology in 1938 from Vanderbilt University but developed her singing talent and pursued work as a singer and radio personality. As World War Two grew and spread so did Dinah’s popularity as a recording artist and radio personality; her songs inspired and helped American service people and civilians cope with the adversities and complexities of the war and helped sell some war bonds too. Dinah Shore was a popular recording artist and dabbled in night club and stage performance and the Hollywood movie industry but as you probably know she found her real forte as a singing television host. Her epitaph aptly reads: "Dinah Shore — Loved by all who knew her and millions who never did." The best and most detained online biographical account of Dinah Shore’s life and career are on the biography page of her Fan Club Website at www.dinahshorefanclub.com/dsbio2.htm