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Dionne Warwick Biography (1940-)
Birth name, Marie Dionne Warrick; born December 12, 1940, in East Orange, NJ;daughter of Mancel (a chef and a butcher) and Lee (a business manager for amusical group) Warrick; married Bill Elliott (an actor and drummer), 1967 (divorced, 1975); children: David, Damon. Addresses: Office: Arista Records, 6 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Singer, actress
- Birth Details
- December 12, 1940
- East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, Solid Gold (also known as Solid Gold in Concert), syndicated, 1980-1981, 1985-1986
- Host, Dionne and Friends, syndicated, 1990
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Specials
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The Great American Music Celebration, 1976
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The American Music Awards, 1977
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Happy Birthday, Las Vegas, 1977
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The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980
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Barry Manilow: One Voice, 1980
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The 25th Annual Grammy Awards, 1983
- Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars #11, CBS, 1986
- Host, The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards, 1987
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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul (documentary), PBS, 1988
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Children of Africa, 1993
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The Jackson Family Honors, NBC, 1994
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Great Love Songs, 1995
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League of Legends, 1998
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Bacharach: One Amazing Night, TNT, 1998
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1999
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Episodic
- Host, Hullabaloo, NBC, 1965 (five episodes), 1966
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Where the Action Is, 1965
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The Ed Sullivan Show, 1967, 1968 (two episodes), 1969, 1970
- "20th Anniversary: Part 2," The Ed Sullivan Show, 1968
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The Carol Burnett Show, 1968, 1971
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The Red Skelton Show, 1968
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, 1969, 1970, 1971
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Kraft Music Hall, 1970
- "I Love You, Billy Baker: Parts 1 & 2," The Name of the Game,NBC, 1970
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American Bandstand, 1971
- Guest host, The Midnight Special, 1973
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Soul Train, 1975
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990
- Sheri, "The Case of the Purloined Case," Switch, CBS, 1976
- Host, "The Original Rompin' Stompin' Hot and Heavy, Cool and Groovy All Star Jazz Show," The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, CBS,1976
- Thea Moran/Thea Best, "The Second Chance," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977
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The Big Show, NBC, 1980
- Guest, "Tribute to Dionne Warwick," Soul Train, 1984
- "Tag Team," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986
- Herself, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS, 1987
- Contestant, "Grammy Family Feud," Family Feud, syndicated, 1988
- Herself, "That's What Friends Are For," Out All Night, NBC, 1992
- Mrs. Jackson, "Grandma's in the Hiz-House," The Wayans Bros., TheWB, 1996
- Herself, "Through the Ringers," Pauly, Fox, 1997
- Herself, "Drew's Brother," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997
- Effy, "Lost," So Weird, Disney Channel, 1999
- Herself, "Heartbreakers," Top Ten, 2000
- Dionne Berry, "Faith," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000
- Herself, The Brian Conley Show, 2002
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Movies
- Herself, Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, CBS, 1986
- Mama Limbo, Extralarge: Black Magic (also known as Detective Extralarge: Magia nera and Giu le mani dalla strega), 1991
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer, Dionne and Friends, syndicated, 1990
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Television Title Song Performer
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Series
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The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
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Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1984
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Film Appearances
- Cassy, Slaves, Continental, 1969
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The Day the Music Died, Atlantic, 1977
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We Are the World: The Video Event (video), RCA/Columbia Home Video, 1985
- Beth, Rent-a-Cop, Kings Road Entertainment, 1988
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The Songmakers Collection (video), 2001
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The Making and Meaning of "We Are Family" (also known as We AreFamily), 2002
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Film Song Performer
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What's New, Pussycat (also known as Quoi de neuf, Pussycat?), United Artists, 1965
- (Theme song) Valley of the Dolls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
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The Love Machine, Columbia, 1971
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Presenting Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1964
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Anyone Who Had a Heart, Scepter, 1964
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Make Way for Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1964
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The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1965
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Here I Am, Scepter, 1965
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Dionne Warwick in Paris, Scepter, 1966
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Here Where There Is Love, Scepter, 1967
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On Stage and in the Movies, Scepter, 1967
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Windows of the World, Scepter, 1967
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The Magic of Believing, Scepter, 1967
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Valley of the Dolls and Others, Scepter, 1968
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Soulful, Scepter, 1969
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Greatest Motion Picture Hits, Scepter, 1969
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Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Volume 1, Scepter, 1969
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Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Volume 2, Scepter, 1970
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I'll Never Fall in Love Again, Scepter, 1970
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Very Dionne, Scepter, 1971
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Promises, Promises, Scepter, 1971
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From Within, Volume 1, Scepter, 1972
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Dionne, Warner Bros., 1973
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Just Being Myself, Warner Bros., 1973
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Then Came You, Warner Bros., 1975
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Track of the Cat, Warner Bros., 1975
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Love at First Sight, Warner Bros., 1977
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Dionne, Arista, 1979
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No Night So Long, Arista, 1980
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Hot! Live and Otherwise, Arista, 1981
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Heartbreaker, Arista, 1981
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Dionne and Friends, Arista, 1986
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Anthology, 1962-1971, Rhino, 1986
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Then Came You, Arista, 1986
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Masterpieces, Arista, 1986
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Reservations for Two, Arista, 1987
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Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter, Arista, 1990
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Hidden Gems: The Best of Dionne Warwick, 1992
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Friends Can Be Lovers, Arista, 1993
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Dionne Warwick and Placido Domingo: Celebration in Vienna, 1994
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Aquarela do Brasil, Arista, 1994
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From the Vaults, 1995
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Dionne Warwick Sings the Bacharach and David Songbook, 1995
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Dionne Sings Dionne, River North Records, 1998
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I Say a Little Prayer for You, 2000
- Also recorded album Finder of Lost Loves, Arista.
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Other
- Recorded numerous singles (including: "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?,""I'll Never Fall in Love Again," "I'll Never Love This Way Again," and "DejaVu.") and contributed to the singles "We Are the World" and "That's What Friends Are For."
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WRITINGS
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Film Scores
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Love at First Sight (also known as At First Sight and Love Is Blind), Astral, 1977
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 18, Gale, 1998
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Contemporary Musicians, Volume 2, Gale, 1989
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Notable Black American Women, Book 1, Gale, 1992
Periodicals
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Billboard, October 1, 1994, p. 14
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Essence, January, 1992, p. 62
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Jet, March 29, 1993, p. 58; March 11, 2002, p. 58
Electronic
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The Official Dionne Warwick Site, http://www.dionnewarwick.com, December 6, 2002
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