Dancer, Singer, Entertainer, Actress. She appeared primarily in 1930s Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Born Christine Elizabeth Dunbar, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's 'Scandals' (1934) and in the same year with 'Wizard of Oz' legends Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr on Broadway in 'Life Begins At 8:40'. 20th Century Fox signed her up where she appeared in both dancing and non-dancing roles including 'Pigskin Parade' (1936), 'Girl's Dormitory' (1936), 'Sing Baby Sing' (1936), 'Life Begins In College' (1937), 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1937), 'One In A Million' (1937), 'Walking Down Broadway' (1938), 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' (1938) and several of the 'Jones Family' film series. Unhappy with filmmaking and disappointed at the lack of success she had, she left moviemaking altogether in 1939 and returned to the Great White Way to appear with Buddy Ebsen, Phil Silvers and Judy Canova in 'Yokel Boy'. She met and married the co-director of the Rockettes of Radio City Music Hall, Gene Snyder in 1940. One vision of Dixie, ironically, was only of her legs. From 1949 to 1951, she was "seen" dancing in the now-famous television commercial ads that featured her totally covered head to hips by a giant Old Gold cigarette box. Divorced in 1953 and after some TV work, she retired. Her second husband was an executive of Cinerama Corp. she met while working on TV and her third husband was a Miami millionaire.
Dancer, Singer, Entertainer, Actress. She appeared primarily in 1930s Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Born Christine Elizabeth Dunbar, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's 'Scandals' (1934) and in the same year with 'Wizard of Oz' legends Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr on Broadway in 'Life Begins At 8:40'. 20th Century Fox signed her up where she appeared in both dancing and non-dancing roles including 'Pigskin Parade' (1936), 'Girl's Dormitory' (1936), 'Sing Baby Sing' (1936), 'Life Begins In College' (1937), 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1937), 'One In A Million' (1937), 'Walking Down Broadway' (1938), 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' (1938) and several of the 'Jones Family' film series. Unhappy with filmmaking and disappointed at the lack of success she had, she left moviemaking altogether in 1939 and returned to the Great White Way to appear with Buddy Ebsen, Phil Silvers and Judy Canova in 'Yokel Boy'. She met and married the co-director of the Rockettes of Radio City Music Hall, Gene Snyder in 1940. One vision of Dixie, ironically, was only of her legs. From 1949 to 1951, she was "seen" dancing in the now-famous television commercial ads that featured her totally covered head to hips by a giant Old Gold cigarette box. Divorced in 1953 and after some TV work, she retired. Her second husband was an executive of Cinerama Corp. she met while working on TV and her third husband was a Miami millionaire.
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