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Dolores Gray

Dolores Gray (born 7 June 1924, Chicago; died 26 June 2002) was a well-known, Tony Award winning Broadway star in the 1940's-1950's.

During her successful music career, she sang Marilyn Monroe's part on the soundtrack to There's No Business Like Show Business (1954). In 1955, she briefly signed with MGM and appeared in such films as Kismet and It's Always Fair Weather. Her final televised appearance was in the Silver Nemesis episode of Doctor Who.

Among her many stage roles, she appeared in Carnival In Flanders (1953); Destry Rides Again (1959); Sherry! (1967); and 42nd Street (replacement, 1986). She also performed in Annie Get Your Gun in London (1947).

She died of a heart attack in Manhattan, New York.


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Dolores Gray Facts

OccupationActress
BirthdayJune 7, 1924
SignGemini
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
Date of deathJune 26, 2002 (age 78)

Selected Filmography

Designing Woman
Mr. Skeffington
It's Always Fair Weather
Bird of Paradise
Blaze Starr Goes Nudist
Pre-code Hollywood 2: Bird of Paradise/Lady Refuses
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