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Dorothy Donegan(1924-1998)

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Dorothy Donegan was born on 6 April 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Sensations of 1945 (1944), The Blues (2003) and Playboy's Penthouse (1959). She was married to Walter Eady and John T. McClain. She died on 19 May 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 6, 1924
DiedMay 19, 1998(74)
BornApril 6, 1924
DiedMay 19, 1998(74)
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Known for

W.C. Fields, Eleanor Powell, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, and Sophie Tucker in Sensations of 1945 (1944)
Sensations of 1945
6.0
  • Dorothy Donegan
  • 1944
The Blues (2003)
The Blues
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Soundtrack
Playboy's Penthouse (1959)
Playboy's Penthouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Sugar Hill Times
TV Series
  • Self

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Actress

  • W.C. Fields, Eleanor Powell, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, and Sophie Tucker in Sensations of 1945 (1944)
    Sensations of 1945
    6.0
    • Dorothy Donegan
    • 1944

Music Department

  • Music for a Summer Night
    TV Series
    • musician: piano
    • 1960

Soundtrack

  • The Blues (2003)
    The Blues
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Music based on 'The Hungarian Rhapsody'"
    • 2003
  • Playboy's Penthouse (1959)
    Playboy's Penthouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "St. Louis Blues"
    • 1961
  • W.C. Fields, Eleanor Powell, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, and Sophie Tucker in Sensations of 1945 (1944)
    Sensations of 1945
    6.0
    • performer: "Hungarian Dance No. 2"
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 6, 1924
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 19, 1998
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(colon cancer)
  • Spouses
      Walter Eady1968 - July 17, 1974 (divorced)

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    Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998.

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