Dixie Lee 1909-1952

Dixie Lee 1909-1952 is a Tennessee historical marker in TN., Roane County.

Near the corner of Maple and Oak Street In the city right of way. Harriman, TN.

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Wilma W. Wyatt was born in a house that stood near this spot on November 4, 1909. Her stage career began after she won a Chicago singing contest in 1928. She adopted the stage name "Dixie Lee" after joining Fox Film Corp. in 1929. A year later, she married crooner Harry "Bing" Crosby; they had four sons: Gary, twins Dennis and Phillip, and Lindsay Crosby. Her most well-known film is "Love in Bloom". In 1935, she retired from acting to be a devoted wife and mother. Dixie Lee died of ovarian cancer on November 1, 1952.

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1887 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1891 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1893 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Kentucky, Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Dixie Lee 1909-1952

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