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Dixie Lee

Dixie Lee, American actress and singer (died 1952)

Born
November 4, 1911
Died
November 1, 1952
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1911

About Dixie Lee

Dixie Lee was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She was the first wife of singer Bing Crosby. She won the contest and the prize was a job as a singer at a roadhouse called College Inn. This was her first record, and she backed it with "My Heart Is an Open Book".

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The world when Dixie Lee was born

Dixie Lee was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dixie Lee's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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