
Person
Dixie Dunbar
Acting · 1919–1991 · Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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.
Known for

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Receptionist

Girls' Dormitory
Luisa

Sing and Be Happy
Della Dunn

Pigskin Parade
Ginger Jones

Professional Soldier
Entertainer

King of Burlesque
Marie

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Specialty

One in a Million
Goldie

Love on a Budget
Betty Fisher
Cinema Circus
Herself (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1944Take It or Leave It(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Once Over LightlyJudy Kapouris
- 1938Freshman YearDotty Wright
- 1938Alexander's Ragtime BandSpecialty
- 1938Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmReceptionist
- 1938Walking Down BroadwayTiny Bronson
- 1938Love on a BudgetBetty Fisher
- 1937Sing and Be HappyDella Dunn
- 1937Cinema CircusHerself (uncredited)
- 1937One in a MillionGoldie
- 1936Pigskin ParadeGinger Jones
- 1936Sing, Baby, SingTelephone Operator
- 1936Back to NatureMabel
- 1936Girls' DormitoryLuisa
- 1936Educating FatherMillicent
- 1936The First BabyMaude Holbrook
- 1936King of BurlesqueMarie
- 1935Professional SoldierEntertainer
- 1934George White's ScandalsPatsy Day
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