Elaine Dunn (born Elaine Dombcik, /) is an American singer, dancer,
and actress.Dunn is the daughter of a commercial artist in Cleveland.
Her uncle, a dancer and comedian in night clubs, encouraged her to
become a dancer. She took voice lessons to correct a speech impediment
that she had as a child, and she began taking ballet and tap dancing
lessons when she was . At age , she won a contest that included other
girls, resulting in an appearance at a benefit performance with Danny
Kaye. That appearance, in turn, led to her performing at Chin's
Victory Room in Cleveland, after which she spent three years touring
the East and Midwest with her mother as her companion and manager.Dunn
gained prominence at age at the Copacabana in New York City, when her
two-minute flamenco dance "brought fierce applause" from the audience.
A follow-up review in the trade publication Billboard called Dunn's
performance "still as electric as when first caught." After that, she
began performing on Broadway and in clubs in Las Vegas. Her Broadway
credits include John Murray Anderson's Almanac (), Catch a Star! (),
and Pal Joey ().
and actress.Dunn is the daughter of a commercial artist in Cleveland.
Her uncle, a dancer and comedian in night clubs, encouraged her to
become a dancer. She took voice lessons to correct a speech impediment
that she had as a child, and she began taking ballet and tap dancing
lessons when she was . At age , she won a contest that included other
girls, resulting in an appearance at a benefit performance with Danny
Kaye. That appearance, in turn, led to her performing at Chin's
Victory Room in Cleveland, after which she spent three years touring
the East and Midwest with her mother as her companion and manager.Dunn
gained prominence at age at the Copacabana in New York City, when her
two-minute flamenco dance "brought fierce applause" from the audience.
A follow-up review in the trade publication Billboard called Dunn's
performance "still as electric as when first caught." After that, she
began performing on Broadway and in clubs in Las Vegas. Her Broadway
credits include John Murray Anderson's Almanac (), Catch a Star! (),
and Pal Joey ().
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