- Born
- Birth nameEdythe Elaine Tooker
- Nickname
- The Back
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Vikki Dougan was born on January 1, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Tunnel of Love (1958), Hootenanny Hoot (1963) and The Great Man (1956).
- SpousesJames R. Sweeney(September 3, 1960 - January 18, 1963) (divorced)William Symons(1946 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesHudson Kelly(Grandchild)
- Nicknamed "The Back" because of her dresses that were more than backless--they were cut down to just above the gluteal cleft, causing quite a commotion. The Limeliters wrote a song titled "Vikki Dougan" to commemorate this phenomenon, in which they sing of her "callipygian cleft" ("callipygian" meaning "having shapely buttocks") and beg her, "Vikki, turn your back on me".
- Her backless dress style was an inspiration for Jessica Rabbit's design in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
- Has a daughter, Debbie (b. 1950), with her first husband, William.
- Subtracted six years from her age before marrying her second husband, who was younger than her.
- She was earning $250 a week modelling when Paramount offered her a contract. Since her weekly salary as an actress would have been considerably less, she spurned the offer.
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