Dinah Shore

American singer and actress (1916-1994)
Person human Q466502
Dinah Shore
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Summary

Dinah Shore was born on February 29, 1916[1], in Winchester[2]. She died on February 24, 1994[3], in Beverly Hills[4]. She worked as a singer[5], screenwriter[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and voice actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,345 views/month, #5,018 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery[11]
  • Spouse: George Montgomery[12]
  • Child: Melissa Montgomery[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Occupation: recording artist[15], actor[16], professional golfer[17], musician[18]
  • Educated at: Vanderbilt University[19], Hume-Fogg High School[20]
  • Notable work: See the USA in Your Chevrolet[21]
  • Award received: Peabody Awards[22], World Golf Hall of Fame[23], Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup[24], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[25], Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program[26], Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host[27]
  • Sex or gender: female[28]
  • Member of political party: California Republican Party[29]
  • Genre: jazz[30]
  • Record label: Capitol Records[31], Columbia Records[32], RCA Victor[33], His Master's Voice[34]
  • Discography: Dinah Shore discography[35]
  • Commons category: Dinah Shore[36]
  • Cause of death: ovarian cancer[37]
  • Sport: golf[38]
  • Family name: Shore[39]
  • Given name: Dinah[40]
  • Official website: http://dinahshorefanclub.com[41]
  • Medical condition: poliomyelitis[42]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[43]
  • Instrument: voice[44]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[45]
  • Country for sport: United States[46]
  • Name in native language: Dinah Shore[47]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[48]

  • Country: US[49]

  • Began / founded: 1916-02-29[50]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-02-24[51]

  • Genre(s): traditional pop, vocal jazz[52]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, traditional pop, vocal jazz[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1a329949-6586-47d2-994a-cd64e13cab68[54]

Why It Matters

Dinah Shore has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] She is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Dinah Shore born?

Dinah Shore was born in Winchester[2].

Where did Dinah Shore die?

Dinah Shore passed away in Beverly Hills[4].

Who was Dinah Shore married to?

Dinah Shore's spouses include George Montgomery[12].

What did Dinah Shore do for work?

Dinah Shore worked as a singer[5], screenwriter[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and voice actor[9].

Where did Dinah Shore go to school?

Dinah Shore was educated at Vanderbilt University[19] and Hume-Fogg High School[20].

What awards did Dinah Shore receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[22], World Golf Hall of Fame[23], Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup[24], and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[25].

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Sabelöga · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 76678
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  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 48516
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  3. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 74460
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  5. 8w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish virtual library id → dinah-shore, shore-dinah
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish virtual library id: shore-dinah, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/96702253|Dinah Shore (#96702253)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3767|Jewish Virt"
  6. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A760-131E-9BDB-1782-052A
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  7. 17w ago · Difool · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Peabody Awards, World Golf Hall of Fame, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup +3
    Occupation → singer, screenwriter, film actor +6
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  8. 17w ago · NeverDoING · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Peabody Awards, World Golf Hall of Fame, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program"
  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → See the USA in Your Chevrolet
    Given name → Dinah
    Country for sport → United States
    Instance of → human
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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