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Dorothy Provine

1935 - 2010

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Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer and actress. Born in 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota, she grew up in Seattle, Washington, and was hired in 1958 by Warner Bros., after which she first starred in The Bonnie Parker Story and played many roles in TV series. During the 1960s, Provine starred in series such as The Alaskans and The Roaring Twenties, and her major film roles included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Great Race (1965). That Darn Cat! Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Provine is the 8,306th most popular actor (down from 5,042nd in 2024), the 12,751st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,355th in 2019) and the 3,864th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dorothy Provine ranks 8,306 out of 13,578. Before her are Sarah Butler, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Dorothy Davenport, Lee Garlington, Vladimir Luxuria, and Vincent Kartheiser. After her are Danila Kozlovsky, Jacqueline Obradors, Julia Jones, Kim Ok-vin, William Boyd, and Mira Nair.

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Among people born in 1935, Dorothy Provine ranks 521. Before her are Trevor Blokdyk, Laurent Robuschi, John Spencer, Jon Henricks, Ron Springett, and Usha Mangeshkar. After her are Erich Kunzel, Eddie Hopkinson, Kofi Awoonor, Irma P. Hall, Billy Boy Arnold, and Rosemary Leach. Among people deceased in 2010, Dorothy Provine ranks 452. Before her are Maciej Płażyński, Arne Nordheim, Mitch Miller, Malcolm Allison, Khattiya Sawasdipol, and Jerry Bock. After her are Nan Martin, Ravindra Kelekar, John Dankworth, Jimmy Dean, Kate McGarrigle, and Anna Samokhina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Provine ranks 12,755 out of 20,380. Before her are Charlie Barnet (1913), Buck Owens (1929), Mandy Rose (1990), Zion Suzuki (2002), Jerry Bock (1928), and Vincent Kartheiser (1979). After her are Jacqueline Obradors (1966), William J. Hardee (1815), Erich Kunzel (1935), Julia Jones (1981), Penny Hardaway (1971), and William Boyd (1895).

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Among actors born in United States, Dorothy Provine ranks 3,866. Before her are Imogene Coca (1908), Sarah Butler (1985), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (1971), Dorothy Davenport (1895), Lee Garlington (1953), and Vincent Kartheiser (1979). After her are Jacqueline Obradors (1966), Julia Jones (1981), William Boyd (1895), Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), and Benjamin Walker (1982).

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