LOS ANGELES — Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood star primarily known in the 1930s and 1940s for her portrayals of exotic South Sea heroines wrapped in a silk sarong that became her trademark, died ...

And when Lamour famously wore a sarong in 1936’s “The Jungle Princess,” she instantly became a sensation. She was nicknamed “the sarong girl.” “Heck, it’s better than being known as ...

LOS ANGELES — Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood star primarily known in the 1930s and 1940s for her portrayals of exotic South Sea heroines wrapped in a silk sarong that became her trademark, died ...

In her first film in more than two decades, Creepshow 2, Dorothy Lamour wears a plain dress and an apron, with no makeup and her hair in a mess. This, remember, is the woman who put on a sarong in ...

I was initially drawn to Dorothy Lamour because of her long, dark hair, great legs and exotic beauty. She was declared Miss New Orleans in 1931 and soon became a singer. In the film capital, she ...

Dorothy Lamour, the sarong-clad sex symbol who provided a sultry comic punch to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the famed "road" movie series, died yesterday. She was 81. The cause of death was not ...

Album Review: Sepia Records Remembers Iconic DOROTHY LAMOUR & CO-STARS THE PARAMOUNT YEARS:1936-1952 . Sarong And Thank You. By: ... as they salute the lady known as The Sarong Girl.

Dorothy Lamour stars in in the 1936 film 'The Jungle Princess.' The New Orleans native first tied on a sarong for that film, earning her the nickname 'The Sarong Queen.' The Times-Picayune archive ...

Somebody asked Dorothy Lamour how she felt about so many of her leading men being bald or dead. She replied, “Lucky.” Lamour, the sarong-draped screen siren from the days when “wholesome sex ...

Road to Singapore (Paramount) never gets there because in one of the numerous bars enroute, the newly paired comedy team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope meets up with Dorothy Lamour. Miss Lamour (whose ...

In the 1936 B-movie, ”The Jungle Princess,” Dorothy Lamour played the ultimate island beauty.”Princess,” although that was not the original name, ... A SARONG CASE FOR NEW COUTURE CLASSIC ...