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January 20, 1935

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SHORT WAVES FROM THE WIRELESS

By Unknown Author

THE drama's Christmas tree had to come down some time, even in London, and the wireless now hastens to report quite fully dismantled. The holiday shows are out, and what is known as "renewed activity" is in the offing. As it stands at the present moment, the schedule is something like this:

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Dorothy Provine

1935Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2010)[โ€ ]

Dorothy Michelle Provine was an American singer, dancer and actress. Born in 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota, she grew up in Seattle, Washington, and was hired in 1958 by Warner Bros., after which she first starred in The Bonnie Parker Story and played many roles in TV series. During the 1960s, Provine starred in series such as The Alaskans and The Roaring Twenties, and her major film roles included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Great Race (1965). That Darn Cat! (1965), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966), Who's Minding the Mint? (1967), and Never a Dull Moment (1968).