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Elaine Dunn Profile
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| (Elaine Dombcik) |
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| July 34 | is born in Cleveland, Ohio to Samuel and Goldie Dombcik |
| ? | studies dance with Irma J. MacNaughton |
| 12 July 49 | tap dances at the annual gathering of the Start County Construction Council in Massillon, Ohio |
| 4 November 49 | is crowned Miss Versatility |
| 3 January 52 | performs in the Copa '52 Revue at the Copacabana in New York |
| ? | is featured in Life |
| May 52 | is tested by Paramount Pictures |
| 16 August 52 | marries Alan J Marburger in New York |
| November 52 | replaces Helen Gallagher in the stage production of Pal Joey |
| July 53 | is featured in Focus |
| 17 January 54 | performs alongside Pearl Bailey on The George Jessell Show |
| January 55 | her son, Adam Jeffrey is born |
| September 55 | stars in the revue of Catch a Star at the Plymouth Theater |
| 12 September 55 | columnist Earl Wilson reports that "Miss Carroll, Elaine Dunn, Jack Wakefield, and David Burns display great flashes of talent." |
| 3 April 57 | stars in The Tropicana Revue at The Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas |
| 3 September 57 | columnist Leonard Lyons reports that "Eddie Fisher has signed Elaine Dunn, the singer-dancer at Las Vegas' Tropicana to appear in his TV series. It will help establish a normal married life for Miss Dunn. Now, while she works late into the morning and sleeps late, her husband does the family shopping and minds the babies." |
| 16 October 57 | makes her debut at the Mocambo with comedian Peter Wood |
| 17 October 57 | columnist L.E.R reports that "Elaine Dunn is the name of a pert, energetic singer and dancer, with a pleasant voice, and a woeful lack of good material." |
| 1 November 57 | debuts at the Hesperia Inn |
| March 58 | is featured in TV Guide |
| 4 November 60 | says of her role in Flower Drum Song, "A show like this is excellent for me. It gives a performer status and puts you in contact with a lot of people. You never know when someone out there is watching you." |
| January 61 | marries Dean Shendal in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| ? | divorces Shendal |
| 22 | lives in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Sources: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Los Angeles Mirror, Daily News-Post and Monrovia News-Post, Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, Daily News, The Akron Beacon Journal | |
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| Links: Filmography Broadway credits | |