Dinah shore biography

Born Frances Rose Shore on March 1, 1917, in Winchester, TN; died on February 24, 1994, in Beverly Hills, CA; daughter of Solomon A. (a dry goods store owner) and Anna (Stein) Shore (a homemaker); married actor George Montgomery, 1943; divorced, 1962; married former tennis star Maurice Smith, 1963; divorced 1964; children: (with Montgomery) Melissa, John.

Education: Bachelor's degree in sociology from Vanderbilt University, 1938.

The epitaph on Dinah Shore's headstone says it all: "Dinah Shore--Loved by all who knew her and millions who never did." Although she first captured America's heart with her voice, in the end it was Shore's warm and winning personality that endeared her to her fans for more than five decades.

She continued to sing throughout her life, but she will be remembered best as the gracious hostess of numerous radio and television shows.

Shore was born Frances Rose Shore on March 1, 1917, in Winchester, Tennessee, the second and youngest daughter