She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her motion picture star is located at 6332 Hollywood Blvd. and her radio star is located at 6240 Hollywood Blvd.
She opened the first of what was meant to be a chain of "Dorothy Lamour" beauty salons in New York's Greenwich Village in 1960, not far from where she had begun her nightclub career in the 1930's.
Toured successfully for a year in the musical "Hello, Dolly!" including a lengthy run at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, where she alternated performances with Ginger Rogers because of the 14 show-a-week schedule. Lamour was the first to play Dolly Levi as a brunette.
Was of French, Spanish and Irish descent.
Was scheduled to make her Broadway debut in the 1957 musical "Oh, Captain!" as a replacement for Abbe Lane. She played a few previews, but the show closed before her official opening night.
Went to secretarial school where she became an excellent typist. Even as a star, she typed her own letters.