Dona Drake

Dona Drake (November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born Eunice Westmoreland in Miami, Florida, in 1914. Entering show business in the 1930s, she used the names Una Velon, Rita Rio and Rita Shaw. She settled on the stage name Dona Drake in the early 1940s. Studio publicity during her heyday incorrectly stated that Drake was of Mexican origin and was born Rita Novella. (Nov... More

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  • Nov 14, 1915

Date of death:

  • Jun 20, 1989 (age 73 years)

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Also known as:

  • Rita Novella,
  • Dona Drake,
  • Eunice Westmoreland,
  • dona_drake,
  • Donna Drake

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Spouse From To Type of union
  • 1944
  • 1989

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