Evelyn Dall (born Evelyn Mildred Fuss; January 8, 1918 – March 10, 2010) was an American

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Career

Born in

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, as Evelyn Mildred Fuss, she took her stage name from the surname of two grandchildren of President

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. Dall began her career in short films and in supporting roles on

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. In 1935, she was invited to become the female vocalist for Bert Ambrose and his Orchestra, in the UK, where she remained until 1946. She was known there as Britain's "Original Blonde Bombshell". In 1946, she returned to the United States where she married and raised a daughter and son. Widowed in 1974, Dall moved to

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, in 1980, then to Arizona in 2002.

Musical films

*1936 '' Soft Lights and Sweet Music'' *1937 '' Calling All Stars'' *1937 '' Sing as You Swing'' *1938 '' Kicking the Moon Around'' *1941 ''

He Found a Star ''He Found a Star'' is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall. It concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and, with his secretary's help, sets up a t ...

'' *1942 ''

King Arthur Was a Gentleman ''King Arthur Was a Gentleman'' is a 1942 British black-and-white comedy musical film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall, Peter Graves and Ronald Shiner. It was written by Marriott Edgar and Val Guest, and was produc ...

'' *1943 ''

Miss London Ltd. ''Miss London Ltd.'' is a 1943 British black-and-white comedy film, comedy musical film, musical directed by Val Guest and starring Arthur Askey and Evelyn Dall. It was written by Guest and Marriott Edgar and produced by Edward Black (producer), ...

'' *1944 '' Time Flies''

Theater musicals

*1935 ''

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'' (Broadway) *1940 '' Present Arms'' (London) *1944 ''

Something for the Boys ''Something for the Boys'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Produced by Mike Todd, the show opened on Broadway in 1943 and starred Ethel Merman in her fifth Cole Porter musical. ...

'' (London) *1945 '' Follow the Girls'' (London) production

Death

Dall died on March 10, 2010, in

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, after an extended illness, aged 92.

References

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* 1918 births 2010 deaths American expatriate actresses American expatriates in England American women singers American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses Actresses from the Bronx Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona People from Jupiter, Florida 21st-century American women {{US-singer-stub