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PAINTING
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Early in their marriage Dinah and George began exploring their mutual
interest in art, especially painting. Dinah took it up in earnest as the
years went by setting up studios in her homes. Her subjects were varied,
often her children, still life and scenery. She would sometimes use
snapshots she'd had taken as the basis for many of them. She worked in
watercolor and oils.
During the years of
her talk shows she had some of her watercolors lithographed and gave them
to friends and co-workers. Among them were "Malibu,"
"Ladies of Miami," "Mission Hills Spring," and
"Putt for Dough." A watercolor called "Migrant
Worker's Children" was sold to Franklin Mint to be lithographed and
included in a collection of 10 celebrity paintings. Dinah enjoyed and
shared her wonderful artistic ability with everyone.
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COOKING
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Dinah was a well known gracious hostess who loved to cook. This was an
interest that would lead her to write three cookbooks. She collected
recipes and had an extensive collection of cookbooks. She would get
recipes from her family, her cook, friends, guests, chefs and
anyone else willing to share.. When she started Dinah's Place cooking
segments were a big part of the show and it was enjoyable to watch her and
guests talking and cooking. Along with the recipes are comments and
stories about them.
Someone's in the
Kitchen with Dinah - 1971
Dinah Shore
Cookbook - 1983
The Dinah Shore
American Kitchen - 1990 |
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GOLF
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In 1971 the Colgate Company approached Dinah about affiliating
with them to start a tournament for professional women golfers who were
part of the LPGA. She willingly lent her name, her time and effort
and dutifully learned to play the game. She became hooked and the
Dinah Shore Tournament, sponsored by Colgate for 10 years and now Nabisco
has been an important major in the LPGA tour, the first of the season
every March. It is held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho
Mirage, just outside of Palm Springs, California. Dinah participated
by enlisting her friends in show business to play in the pro-am games the
two days prior to the main tournament, playing in it herself, performing
at the charity benefit show, and for many years participating in the TV
commentary on the networks. She loved the game and played quite well
often in the 90's with a handicap of 21. She received many
honors for her efforts on behalf of women's golf. After her death she was
made a member of the LPGA Hall of Fame. The course was named after
her, a Wall of Champions was constructed with a sculpture of Dinah, and
this past year a large bronze statue sculpted by George Montgomery was
placed at the Walk of Champions alongside the 18th hole. Though Nabisco
chose to drop her name from the tournament last year, desert people, golf
fans, players and friends still call it "The Dinah" -- a fitting
tribute to her efforts.
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Dinah & Amy Alcott's Jump in the Lake |
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