Doretta Morrow

Doretta Morrow was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in stage and television productions during the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for creating roles in the original productions of three successful Broadway musicals Kitty Verdun in Wheres Charley , Tuptim in The King and I , and Marsinah in Kismet . She costarred in the 1951 Hollywood film Because Youre Mine, as Mario Lanzas love interest. She appeared in several live television musicals. She retired from performance in 1960 at the age of 33.

Morrow was born as Doretta Marano in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York in 1927. Popular singer Vic Damone was her cousin. At the age ofshe moved with her family to Venice, Italy where she began studying piano and singing. At age she decided that she wanted to become a professional singer. In 1943 she and her family moved back to New York, and she entered New Utrecht High School. In New York she studied singing with soprano Alice Zeppilli.

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