DINAH'S INTERESTS & HOBBIES


PAINTING

 

          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.  
                                                            


COOKING

        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

Published by Doubleday

         

GOLF

 

        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.

Dinah & Amy Alcott's Jump in the Lake

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