11 Facts About Dorothy Provine

1.

Dorothy Michelle Provine was an American singer, dancer and actress.

2.

In 1968, Provine married the film and television director Robert Day and mostly retired.

3.

Dorothy Provine died of emphysema on April 25,2010, in Bremerton, Washington.

4.

Dorothy Provine was born in Deadwood in southwestern South Dakota, to William and Irene Dorothy Provine, but grew up in Seattle, Washington, where her parents ran a nightclub.

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Dorothy Provine attended the University of Washington in Seattle, from which she graduated with a degree in Theater Arts in 1957.

6.

On January 3,1959, Dorothy Provine appeared as Laura Winfield in the episode "The Bitter Lesson" of the NBC Western series Cimarron City.

7.

Dorothy Provine guest starred in the syndicated Western series Man Without a Gun starring Rex Reason.

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Dorothy Provine guest-starred in the 25th episode of The Gallant Men called "Tommy", which aired in March 1963.

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In 1968, Dorothy Provine married the film and television director Robert Day and retired from acting, apart from occasional guest roles on television.

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Dorothy Provine was reclusive in retirement and indulged her love of reading and movies and occasionally drove around the island with her husband.

11.

Dorothy Provine died of emphysema on April 25,2010, in Bremerton, Washington.