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What is Dinah Shore's Net Worth?

Dinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and radio and television personality who had a net worth of $20 million at the time of her death in 1994. That's the same as $40 million today after adjusting for inflation. Dinah Shore rose to fame during the Big Band era of the 1940s. One of the most successful solo recording artists of the time, she had a string of popular hits from 1940 to 1957, including "I'll Walk Alone," "The Gypsy," "Buttons and Bows," and "Sweet Violets." Shore became even more popular as the host of a number of television variety shows in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.

Shore enjoyed her greatest commercial success after moving to Columbia Records in 1946. That year, she had such hit songs as "Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy," "The Gypsy," and "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly." Over the subsequent years, she had hits with "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," "The Anniversary Song," "I Wish I Didn't Love You So," and "Buttons and Bows," among other songs. In 1950, Shore returned to RCA Victor and had a hit with her cover of "My Heart Cries for You." The next year, she found success with her cover of "Sweet Violets." Shore also did a number of duets with Tony Martin, with the most popular being "A Penny a Kiss." She had her last top-20 hit, "Chantez, Chantez," in 1957.

After graduating from college, Shore moved to New York City to audition for radio stations and orchestras. She often auditioned with the song "Dinah," which she eventually took as her stage name. Hired at the radio station WNEW, Shore sang withFrank Sinatraand recorded and performed with Xavier Cugat's orchestra. In 1939, she made her national radio debut on the CBS Radio show "Ben Bernie's Orchestra," and a year later she was made a featured vocalist on the NBC Radio program "The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street."

Dinah Shore was born as Frances Shore on February 29, 1916 in Winchester, Tennessee to Russian-Jewish immigrants Anna and Solomon. She had an older sister named Elizabeth, better known as Bessie. As an infant, Shore was stricken with polio, giving her a permanent deformed foot and a limp. Growing up, she found joy in singing, and often performed songs for customers of her father's shop. In 1924, the family moved to McMinnville, Tennessee; a few years later, they moved to Nashville. There, Shore was educated at Hume-Fogg High School. She went on to attend Vanderbilt University, from which she graduated with a degree in sociology in 1938.

In 1940, Shore was signed as a regular on Eddie Cantor's radio show "Time to Smile." On the show, she introduced the song "Yes, My Darling Daughter," her first solo record. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard chart. In 1941, Shore had two big hits with her versions of "I Hear a Rhapsody" and "Jim," the latter reaching number five on the Billboard chart. Subsequent successful singles included "Miss You," "Blues in the Night," "Skylark," "One Dozen Roses," "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," "I'll Walk Alone," and "Candy." With her success, Shore continued appearing on radio shows throughout the 1940s, including "Paul Whiteman Presents" and "Ford Radio Show." She was also a hit with troops during World War II, and toured the European Theater of Operations.

Shore stayed at RCA Victor until 1958, and then signed with Capitol Records. At the label, she released collaboration albums with such artists as André Previn and Red Norvo. After being dropped by Capitol in 1962, Shore became much less prolific as a recording artist, releasing only a smattering of albums over the next two decades. Her final studio album, "Dinah!: I've Got a Song," came out in 1979.

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