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Dona Drake

(1914-1989)
actress, singer, dancer
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Dona Drake (DOH-nə; November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer, and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was typically cast in ethnic roles including Latin American and Middle Easterners. Drake often presented herself as Mexican and went by the names Una Novella and Rita Novella. As Rita Rio, she led a touring all-girl orchestra in the early 1940s, also known as "Dona Drake and her Girl Band", among other names for her musical and dance acts.

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Born Eunice Westmoreland
15 November 1914
Miami, Florida USA
Died
20 June 1989 (aged 74)
Los Angeles, CA USA
Zodiac Scorpio
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