DOROTHY COLLINS:
HER CAREER
NOTE: A page 0f selected videos has been added. A page dedicated to Follies/Summer Stock has been updated along with the Discography and LISTING OF TV APPEARANCES (20 PAGES) and TIMELINE FOR DOROTHY COLLINS (11pages). Under the tab "MORE", a second page of Reviews/News Articles has been added.
Last Updated: November 17, 2017.
News and Publicity Clippings
Sweet Song of Home
Magazine story from 1958
Shortly after the shake-up on Your Hit Parade, Dorothy and Raymond hosted "The Best in Music", CBS radio on Sunday afternoon. Read about this along with their marriage.
Return Engagments
Fan Magazine Article, 1958
Read a short fan magazine news article about Dorothy's return to "Your Hit Parade" in 1958 after being fired.
Coral Steps Up Christmas Production
Billboard Magazine Article, 1956
Read a short entertainment magazine news article about Coral Records to push Christmas recordings...including Dorothy Collins.
Welcome To My Site
Thank you for taking the time to visit my web site focusing on various aspects of the career of Dorothy Collins.
My friend Matt and I constructed an earlier website detailing a timeline on Dorothy's career as well as a discography on many of her recordings. That site is under revision.
This web site focuses on her summer stock career...news items and fan mag articles on Dorothy and the Your Hit Parade show. Opportunity is given for fans to post information on their reaction to Dorothy's long entertainment career. Again...thanks
Collins Follower - Richard
Favorite Web Links & Misc.
Collins Tribute web site: A web site designed by two of Dorothy's fans: Richard and Matthew.
Listed as Favorite Fan Web Site on Dorothy's
daughter's web site.
Remembering Dorothy Collins: A stellar website designed by Dorothy's three daughters to remember the life and career of their mother
Collins Follower You Tube Channel: Contains over 175 videos of Dorothy Collins from her Your Hit Parade show, guest appearances on variety tv shows, videos of recorded records, etc.
Matt Reid You Tube Channel: A great friend who loves the female vocalists of the 50's including Eydie Gorme, Jaye P. Morgan, Kay Starr, etc.
Matt assited in the development of the collins
tribute web site.
Playbill for 26th Annual Tony Awards: See the Playbill with Dorothy's nomination for the Best Actress in a Musical Play. Go to page 30.
Photos of Dorothy Collins LP, EP Discs: A listing and photos of LP, EP and radio transcription discs of Dorothy Collins. Please contact if you have additions to this listing.
Video Times2 You Tube Channel: A long-time friend of
Collins Follower who posts videos of Dorothy, Gisele
MacKenzie, Jo Stafford and other great vocalists of the 50's.
A Christmas Yuleblog: Won't You Spend Christmas With Me A blog on the 1958 Everest Stereo Christmas recording of Dorothy. This was her first stereo LP and continues to be available for her fans today in many different titles.