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Billie Dove

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Billie Dove
  • Birth Name:
    Lillian Bohny
  • Nickname:
    The American Beauty
  • Date of Birth:
    May 14, 1903
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Place of Death:
    Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
  • Date of Death:
    December 31, 1997
  • Cause of Death:
    Pneumonia
  • Height:
    5' 6"
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Billie Dove
  • Spouse:
    Irvin Willat - divorced
    Robert Kenaston - divorced
    John Miller - divorced

Career

Billie Dove

Trivia

Billie Dove
  • After her second husband died, Dove, who had already divorced her third husband, went back to using his surname until she died.
  • She claimed she retired not because of disappointment in her career, but because she wanted to become a mother.
  • Most of her films were destroyed in a studio fire.
  • Her third marriage, in 1975, lasted only three months.
  • President Gerald Ford was a fan of hers.
  • Her first marriage was annulled.
  • Her son predeceased her, dying in 1995.
  • Was a favorite of singer Billie Holiday, who changed her first name from Eleanora to Billie after her idol.
  • Was offered the role of "Belle Watling" in Gone with the Wind (1939) but turned it down.
  • Allegedly lost enthusiasm for the movie business after William Randolph Hearst ordered extensive recutting of Blondie of the Follies (1932) because Dove outshone Marion Davies, Hearst's mistress.

Filmography

Billie Dove

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