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First Name

Dorothy

Last Name

Shay

Date of Birth

21 April 1921

Build

Slim

Place of Birth

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Star Sign

Taurus

Date of Death

22 October 1978

Place of Death

Santa Monica, California, USA

Cause of Death

heart attack

Ethnicity

White

Claim to Fame

The Park Avenue Hillbillie

Gender

Female

Couple Profile

Early in her career, she took acting lessons in an attempt to lose her Southern drawl, so that she wouldn`t seem like a hick when auditioning for singing jobs. During WWII, she sang with the USO. After the war, she was the singer with the Morton Gould Orchestra. One evening, for an encore, she sang a rube novelty song, "Uncle Fud", it was a hit, and her career took off. Her 1947 recording of "Feudin` and Fightin`" reached the top 5 on both the country and pop charts. She was a regular on Spike Jones` radio show. Eisenhower was a fan, and she was asked to perform at his inaugural ball in 1953.

Full Name at Birth

Dorothy Sims

Wikipedia Text

Dorothy Shay (April 11, 1921 � October 22, 1978) was an American popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie."

Age

Nationality

American

Occupation Text

Singer, Actress

Hair Color

Brown - Dark