Dorothy Dare (born Dorothy Herskind, August 6, 1911 â€" October 4,
1981) was an American actress and singer.Dare was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, she often sang in church and
developed good vocability. She first appeared on stage at the age of
seven.She began her singing and acting career in several of Ziegfeld's
shows and then appeared in Vitaphone shorts. By 1934 she was under
contract to Warner Bros. Studios and made her debut in Very Close
Veins (1934). During the 1930s, she starred in a string of successful
films such as Gold Diggers of 1935, Front Page Woman (1935), High Hat
(1937), and Clothes and the Woman (1937). She sang such songs as "Red
Headed and Blue" and "Yoo Hoo Hoo". By the late 1930s and early 1940s,
Dare began to lose parts. In 1942, she made her final film appearance
as Peggy in The Yanks Are Coming and in 1944 she sang her last musical
number in Musical Movieland.
1981) was an American actress and singer.Dare was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, she often sang in church and
developed good vocability. She first appeared on stage at the age of
seven.She began her singing and acting career in several of Ziegfeld's
shows and then appeared in Vitaphone shorts. By 1934 she was under
contract to Warner Bros. Studios and made her debut in Very Close
Veins (1934). During the 1930s, she starred in a string of successful
films such as Gold Diggers of 1935, Front Page Woman (1935), High Hat
(1937), and Clothes and the Woman (1937). She sang such songs as "Red
Headed and Blue" and "Yoo Hoo Hoo". By the late 1930s and early 1940s,
Dare began to lose parts. In 1942, she made her final film appearance
as Peggy in The Yanks Are Coming and in 1944 she sang her last musical
number in Musical Movieland.
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