Born 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, American actress, singer, and dancer Dorothy Dandridge is perhaps one of the most famous black actresses to have a successful Hollywood career and the first to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones.
Dandridge performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles.
In 1959, Dandridge was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Porgy and Bess. She was married and divorced twice. She died under mysterious circumstances in 1965 at age 42.
Dandridge is the subject of the 1999 HBO biographical film, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. She has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
These beautiful photos of Dorothy Dandridge were taken by American photographer Edward Clark for LIFE Magazine in 1951.
Dandridge performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles.
In 1959, Dandridge was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Porgy and Bess. She was married and divorced twice. She died under mysterious circumstances in 1965 at age 42.
Dandridge is the subject of the 1999 HBO biographical film, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. She has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
These beautiful photos of Dorothy Dandridge were taken by American photographer Edward Clark for LIFE Magazine in 1951.
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ReplyDeletePianist her former brother law Emmett Babe Wallace (1909 - 2006) renowned jazz musician. Whom gotten the gigs for aspiring Dottie critical how was there any difference. Obstacles which Dottie incurred no different from others didn't want deal with perplexes of bigotry. Dottie wasn't so innocent she also indoctrinated...that she wasn't ugly n Black what? Advantage wasn't acceptable her impartial attitude towards club owners bigotry towards Blacks! Paradox Black clubs refuse to higher singers whom wasn't light or brown skin! Historians continue impose there personal experience towards Dottie legacy irrelevant! Dottie gotten appeal never acclaim but fame later years after death curious. Dottie intentionally commit suicide never disclose also manic depression on medications. Forgotten Black People don't' do what? During popularity plenty animosity resentment incurred from Black audience. Women whom during conservative era, so called religious detested female artist. No matter the name Carmen Jones (1954) Black church denounce the film calling immoral! So before those saying, why didn't' pretty brown Dottie didn't get what? Chance how others my opinion better talent forgotten Mitch Miller and Joel Topaz shop her tapes to Hollywood which never mention! Sadly we lost Dottie what could happen if she became patient delt with uncertainty of Hollywood. Lease the fans have the photos.
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