In the desert with Dinah.1916: Frances Rose Shore, later known as Dinah, is born in Winchester, Tenn. 1943: As her singing career hits full stride, Shore marries actor George Montgomery. The couple eventually settles near Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, Calif. 1951: The Dinah Shore '' Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress and television personality. She was most popular during the Big Band era of the 1940s and 1950s. Show debuts, variations of which run through 1980. 1972: Shore lends her name to the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle win·ner's circle n. pl. winners' circles An enclosed area at a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for awards and publicity. Noun 1. Golf Championship, which debuts at the Mission Hills Country Club and offers the first six-figure purse in women's golf. Mid 1970s: The lesbian presence at the Dinah Shore tourney tourney: see tournament. begins to take shape in earnest. Meanwhile, Shore is romanced by Burr burr (bur) bur. burr n. Variant of bur. burr 1. a plant seed capsule carrying many hooked structures which catch in animal coats thus promoting dissemination of the plant. Reynolds. 1980s: Now called Nabisco-Dinah Shore, the annual golf tournament is sanctioned as a major stop on the LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association tour. Lesbian events begin taking root in Palm Springs. 1992: Lesbian promoters Mariah Hanson, Sandy Sachs, and Robin Gans team for their first joint-venture Dinah Shore Weekend events. 1994: Dinah Shore passes away at the age of 77. Her name is officially linked to the golf tournament until 1999. 2006: Hanson splits with Sachs and Gans, creating competing lesbian event rosters. |
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