Dixie Dunbar
Birthday
1919/01/19
Day of death
1991/08/29 (72 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Also know as
Christine King, Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar, Christina Elizabeth Dunbar
Biography
Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.
Acting
(1938) Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Specialty
(1938) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Receptionist
(1936) Pigskin Parade
as Ginger Jones
(1937) Cinema Circus
as Herself (uncredited)
(1935) Professional Soldier
as Entertainer
(1936) Girls Dormitory
as Luisa
(1936) King of Burlesque
as Marie
(1938) Love on a Budget
as Betty Fisher
(1936) Sing, Baby, Sing
as Telephone Operator
(1934) George White's Scandals
as Patsy Day
(1936) Educating Father
as Millicent
(1937) Sing and Be Happy
as Della Dunn
(1938) Freshman Year
as Dotty Wright
(1938) Walking Down Broadway
as Tiny Bronson
(1944) Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1937) One in a Million
as Goldie
(1936) Back to Nature
as Mabel
(1938) Once Over Lightly
as Judy Kapouris
(1936) The First Baby
as Maude Holbrook