Dolores Gray Biography (1924-2002)

Born June 7, 1924, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Harry and Barbara Marquerite Gray; married Andrew Crevolin.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
June 7, 1924
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death Details
June 26, 2002
Manhattan, New York

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Seven Lively Arts, Ziegfeld Theatre, 1944.
  • LONDON DEBUT--Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun, Coliseum Theatre, 1947-50.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Bunny La Fleur, Are You with It?, Century Theatre, New York City, 1945.
  • Diana Janeway, Sweet Bye and Bye, pre-Broadway tryout, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, then Erlanger Theatre, Philadelphia, 1946.
  • Nell Gwynne, Good King Charles's Golden Days, Drury Lane Theatre, London,1948.
  • Two on the Aisle, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1951.
  • Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1952.
  • Cornelia, Carnival in Flanders, New Century Theatre, New York City, 1953.
  • Pistache, Can-Can, Municipal Opera House, St. Louis, MO and Municipal Auditorium, Dayton, OH, 1957.
  • Ninotchka, Silk Stockings, Pittsburgh Civic Opera, and Municipal Opera House, St. Louis, 1958.
  • Liza Elliot, Lady in the Dark, Municipal Opera House, St. Louis, 1958.
  • singer, Palladium Theatre, London, 1958.
  • Frenchie, Destry Rides Again, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1959.
  • Babe, The Pajama Game and Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, both at the Municipal Opera House, St. Louis, 1962.
  • repeated role, Pistache, Can-Can, Theatre under the Stars, Atlanta, 1962.
  • title role, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Municipal Opera House, then repeated role with the Pittsburgh Light Opera Company, 1963.
  • Wildcat Jackson, Wildcat, Owens Auditoruium, Charlotte, NC, 1963.
  • Louraine Sheldon, Sherry!, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1967.
  • Rose, Gypsy, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1973.
  • Brothers and Sisters, New York City, 1975.
  • Maggie Jones, 42nd Street, Majestic Theatre, 1986-87.
  • Also appeared in summer theatre productions of: Wildcat, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Pajama Game, Gypsy.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Frenchie, Destry Rides Again, European cities, 1959.
  • Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun, U.S. cities, 1966.
  • Maggie Jones, 42nd Street, U.S. cities, 1985-86.
  • PRINCIPAL CABARET PERFORMANCES--Singer, restaurants and supper clubs, SanFrancisco, 1940.
  • Copacabana, New York City, 1944.
  • Empire Room, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, 1962.
  • The Cork Club, Houston, TX, 1962.
  • Talk of the Town, London, 1963.
  • Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1964.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • It's Always Fair Weather, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1954.
  • Kismet, MGM, 1955.
  • The Opposite Sex, MGM, 1956.
  • Designing Woman, MGM, 1957.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • The Milton Berle Show, The Buick Circus Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, The U.S. Steel Hour, The Bell Telephone Hour.
  • Credits; SPECIALS
  • Salute to Cole Porter, CBS, 1957.
  • Sid Caesar Special, CBS, 1959.
  • The Good Old Days and Sunday Night at the Palladium, both Leeds Television, U.K., 1974. Guest: The Tonight Show, The Steve Allen Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Perry Como Show.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
  • Singer, The Rudy Vallee Show, 1940.