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Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton, known professionally as Dorothy Lamour, was born on December 10, 1914, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her career in the 1930s as a big band singer after being discovered by orchestra leader Herbie Kay. In 1936, she moved to Hollywood and signed with Paramount Pictures. Lamour's breakthrough role came with The Jungle Princess, where she played Ulah, a jungle native, and was dubbed the "Sarong Queen." She starred in several films, including Road to Singapore (1940), the first of the popular Road to... series comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Lamour's screen career began to wane by the 1950s, but she continued with stage and television work. She released her autobiography, My Side of the Road, in 1980. Dorothy Lamour died at her home on September 22, 1996.
