Dixie Dunbar

Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar (January 19, 1919 – August 29, 1991) was an American singer, film actress, and dancer.

Early life and career 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. 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). to Robert M. Herndon from 1954 to 1957, and to Jack L. King from October 1958 until his death.

She died on August 29, 1991, in Miami Beach, Florida, aged 72. She had had a series of heart attacks.

Selected filmography

George White's Scandals (1934) Educating Father (1936) Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) One in a Million (1936) King of Burlesque (1936) Girls' Dormitory (1936) Pigskin Parade (1936) Sing and Be Happy (1937) Walking Down Broadway (1938) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)