DOROTHY PROVINE NOUS QUITTENT

Dorothy Provine est née le 20 janvier 1935 , elle était chanteuse, danseuse et actrice. Ses premières heures furent à Dea$500.00 par semaine. À la grande ville d’Hollywood dans ‘’The Bonnie Parker Story’’ en 1958 et dans ‘’The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock’’ en 1959 où Lou Costello donna sa dernière apparition au grand écran.

Elle sera co-vedette dans ‘’Man without a Gun’’ mettant en vedette Red Reason. Elle sera aussi des séries ‘’The Alaskans’’ avec Roger Moore en 1959 et 1960 et ‘’TYhe Roaring Twenties’’ de 1960 à 1962 deux séries sur la chaine ABC. Elle touchera aussi à la musique en enregistrant un album dont les deux succès furent ‘’Don’t Bring Lulu’’(1961) et ‘’Crazy words Crazy Tune’’ (1962).

Elle sera de l’équipe de plusieurs films dont ‘’It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World’’(1963), ‘’Good Neighbor Sam’’(1964), The Great Race(1965), That Darn Cat(1965), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die(1966), ‘’Who’s MInding the Mint?(1967) et ..Never a Dull Moment(1968). Elle épousera le directeur Robert Day en 1968 et se retire de la carrière d’actrice de film pour faire quelques apparitions dans des spectacles à la télévision.

Ils déménageront avec leur fils dans la banlieue de Bainbridge Island à Washington en 1990, Dorothy Provine meurt à l’âge de 75 ans le 25 avril 2010 victime d’emphysème. Elle laisse dans le deuil son mari et son fils.

1. “Police Woman” (1 episode, 1976)
- The Trick Book (1976) TV episode

2. “Police Story” …. Harriett Bonner (1 episode, 1973)
- The Big Walk (1973) TV episode …. Harriett Bonner
3. “Love, American Style” …. April (segment “Love and Those Poor Crusaders’ Wives”) (1 episode, 1970)
- Love and the Big Night/Love and Those Poor Crusaders’ Wives/Love and the V.I.P. Restaurant (1970) TV episode …. April (segment “Love and Those Poor Crusaders’ Wives”)
4. The Sound of Anger (1968) (TV) …. Marge Carruthers
5. “The F.B.I.” …. Irene Minnock (1 episode, 1968)
- Breakthrough (1968) TV episode …. Irene Minnock
6. Never a Dull Moment (1968) …. Sally Inwood
7. “The Danny Thomas Hour” …. Laura Merrill (1 episode, 1968)
- My Pal Tony (1968) TV episode …. Laura Merrill
8. Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967) …. Verna Baxter
9. Se tutte le donne del mondo (1966) …. Susan Fleming
… aka “If All the Women in the World” – International (English title) (literal title)
… aka “Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die” – USA
… aka “Operation Paradise” – International (English title) (informal literal title)
10. That Darn Cat! (1965) …. Ingrid Randall
11. “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” …. Tracey Alexander (2 episodes, 1965)
… aka “0011 Napoleon Solo” – Japan (English title)
- Alexander the Greater Affair: Part Two (1965) TV episode …. Tracey Alexander
- Alexander the Greater Affair: Part One (1965) TV episode …. Tracey Alexander
12. The Great Race (1965) …. Lily Olay
… aka “Blake Edwards’ The Great Race” – UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
13. “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre” …. Julie (1 episode, 1965)
- Simon Says Get Married (1965) TV episode …. Julie
14. “Dr. Kildare” …. Sally Bolos (1 episode, 1965)
- Music Hath Charms (1965) TV episode …. Sally Bolos
15. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) …. Minerva Bissell
16. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) …. Emeline Marcus-Finch
… aka “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” – USA (promotional title)
17. Wall of Noise (1963) …. Ann Conroy
18. “The Gallant Men” …. Joyce Adams (1 episode, 1963)
- Tommy (1963) TV episode …. Joyce Adams
19. “Hawaiian Eye” …. Arnel Wade / … (2 episodes, 1962)
- A Night with Nora Stewart (1962) TV episode …. Nora Stewart
- A Likely Story (1962) TV episode …. Arnel Wade
20. You’re Only Young Once (1962) (TV) …. Mildred Offenbach
21. “77 Sunset Strip” …. Nora Shirley / … (3 episodes, 1958-1962)
- Upbeat (1962) TV episode …. Nora Shirley
- Downbeat (1959) TV episode …. Nora Shirley
- A Nice Social Evening (1958) TV episode …. Betty
22. “The Red Skelton Show” …. Piper Novak (1 episode, 1962)
… aka “The Red Skelton Hour” – USA (new title)
- The Bride of Bolivar (1962) TV episode …. Piper Novak
23. “The Roaring 20′s” …. Pinky Pinkham (45 episodes, 1960-1962)
- The People People Marry (1962) TV episode …. Pinky Pinkham
- Footlights (1962) TV episode …. Pinky Pinkham
- You Can’t Fight City Hall (1962) TV episode …. Pinky Pinkham
- Blondes Prefer Gentlemen (1961) TV episode …. Pinky Pinkham
- Asparagus Tips (1961) TV episode …. Pinky Pinkham
(40 more)
24. “The Alaskans” …. Rocky Shaw (37 episodes, 1959-1960)
- The Devil Made Fire (1960) TV episode …. Rocky Shaw
- The Ballad of Whitehorse (1960) TV episode …. Rocky Shaw
- White Vengeance (1960) TV episode …. Rocky Shaw
- Sign of the Kodiak (1960) TV episode …. Rocky Shaw
- Calico (1960) TV episode …. Rocky Shaw
(32 more)
25. “Bronco” …. Gilda Harper (1 episode, 1959)
- Red Water North (1959) TV episode …. Gilda Harper
26. The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) …. Emmy Lou Rossiter
27. “Sugarfoot” …. Ada (2 episodes, 1959)
- The Avengers (1959) TV episode
- The Giant Killer (1959) TV episode …. Ada
28. Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) …. Babe
29. “Colt .45″ …. Ann Donnelly (1 episode, 1959)
- The Confession (1959) TV episode …. Ann Donnelly
30. “The Texan” …. Chalmers (1 episode, 1959)
- Blood Money (1959) TV episode …. Chalmers
31. “Wagon Train” …. Susie (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Matthew Lowry Story (1959) TV episode
- The Marie Dupree Story (1958) TV episode …. Susie
32. “The Rough Riders” …. Holly Morrow (1 episode, 1959)
- Lesson in Violence (1959) TV episode …. Holly Morrow
33. “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” …. Sharon Trotter (1 episode, 1959)
- The Morning After (1959) TV episode …. Sharon Trotter
34. “The Real McCoys” …. Glory (1 episode, 1959)
- The McCoys Visit Hollywood (1959) TV episode …. Glory
35. “Cimarron City” …. Laura Winfield (1 episode, 1959)
- The Bitter Lesson (1959) TV episode …. Laura Winfield
36. “Mike Hammer” …. Suzy Keeler (1 episode, 1959)
… aka “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” – USA (complete title)
- Coney Island Baby (1959) TV episode …. Suzy Keeler
37. “Lawman” …. Julie Preston (1 episode, 1958)
… aka “The Lawman” – USA (alternative title)
- Lady in Question (1958) TV episode …. Julie Preston
38. “The Millionaire” …. Susan MacIntyre (1 episode, 1958)
- The David Barrett Story (1958) TV episode …. Susan MacIntyre
39. Live Fast, Die Young (1958) (uncredited) …. Jackie
40. The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) …. Bonnie Parker
41. “Man Without a Gun” (1 episode, 1957)
- Man Missing (1957) TV episode

Soundtrack:

1. The Great Race (1965) (performer: “He Shouldn’t-A, Hadn’t-A, Oughtn’t-A Swang on Me!”)
… aka “Blake Edwards’ The Great Race” – UK (complete title), USA (complete title)

Self:

1. Bob Hope’s Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops – 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) …. Herself

2. “It Takes Two” …. Herself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 18 May 1970 (1970) TV episode …. Herself
3. “The Dean Martin Show” …. Herself / … (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
… aka “The Dean Martin Comedy Hour” – USA (new title)
- Episode dated 27 April 1967 (1967) TV episode …. Herself – Guest
- Episode dated 15 September 1966 (1966) TV episode …. Herself
4. Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards’ ‘The Great Race’ (1965) …. Herself
5. “The Hollywood Palace” …. Dancer / … (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #2.4 (1964) TV episode …. Herself – Singer/Dancer
6. The Tennessee Ernie Ford Hour (1964) (TV) …. Herself
7. “The Garry Moore Show” …. Herself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #6.23 (1964) TV episode …. Herself
8. “The Jerry Lewis Show” …. Herself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode #1.7 (1963) TV episode …. Herself
9. Bob Hope Christmas Show (1962) (TV) …. Herself

Remerciements à Wikipedia et IMDB pour les infos

Guy Caumartin