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Dixie Dunbar

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Born: January 19, 1919
Died: August 29, 1991
From: Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Also known as

Christine King · Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar · Christina Elizabeth Dunbar

Biography

Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.

Known for

Pigskin Parade

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

King of Burlesque

George White's Scandals

Girls' Dormitory

Freshman Year

Walking Down Broadway

Filmography

19 displayed · 19 matching · 19 total

1944

Take It or Leave It

Acting ((archive footage) (uncredited))

1938

Once Over Lightly

Acting (Judy Kapouris)

Freshman Year

Acting (Dotty Wright)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Acting (Specialty)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Acting (Receptionist)

Walking Down Broadway

Acting (Tiny Bronson)

Love on a Budget

Acting (Betty Fisher)

1937

Sing and Be Happy

Acting (Della Dunn)

Cinema Circus

Acting (Herself (uncredited))

One in a Million

Acting (Goldie)

1936

Pigskin Parade

Acting (Ginger Jones)

Sing, Baby, Sing

Acting (Telephone Operator)

Back to Nature

Acting (Mabel)

Girls' Dormitory

Acting (Luisa)

Educating Father

Acting (Millicent)

The First Baby

Acting (Maude Holbrook)

King of Burlesque

Acting (Marie)

1935

Professional Soldier

Acting (Entertainer)

1934

George White's Scandals

Acting (Patsy Day)