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16 x 16 This photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display Item 9919920. Dorothy Dandridge was a Hollywood trailblazer.

Dorothy Dandridge African American Actor

Jerry Lewis introduces Dorothy Dandridge on her first appearance on The Colgate Comedy Hour.

Who was dorothy dandridge. Final Dimensions width x height. Her other skills besides theater acting included dancing and singing. Girl bye with this dumb ass topic.

Dorothy Dandridge was a Black woman thats all we really need to know. Dorothy Jean Dandridge had an exciting on-screen career in 1950s Hollywood. Dorothy had a daughter that she loved and doted on but I feel like we never heard about her after Dorothys death.

The famous movie of hers was Carmen Jones released in 1954. Her mother actress Ruby Dandridge left Dorothys father while she. 2837 likes 100 talking about this.

Dandridge was born on 9th November 1922 and died on 8th September 1965. Dorothy Dandridge was one of the great Hollywood starlets of the 1930s-1950s. The video is available on The Colaget Comedy Hour Vol 4 at Hough.

Dorothy Dandridge accomplished many things in her short life. 8 1965 had everything it took to succeed in 1950s Hollywoodshe could sing dance and act and was beautifulbut she was born a Black person. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born on November 9 1922 in Cleveland Ohio to Ruby Dandridge née Ruby Jean Butler an entertainer and Cyril H.

As a black American actress she made history for things like being the. Following her star turn in the 1954 musical Carmen. Therefore she was considered the first African American actress who earned an.

She had begun as one of the three-person singing group The Dandridge Sisters which included her sister Vivian and wowed her way into movies thanks to a silky voice stunning looks and the audacity of talent. At least on her mothers side Dandridge came from a showbiz performer family. There are only pictures of her as a little girl online.

Her mother was the singer Ruby Dandridge who trained the young Dorothy and her sister Vivian to perform as The Wonder Children. Dandridge a cabinet maker and minister. Dandridge was born on November 9 1922 in Cleveland Ohio.

Inspired by those hardships she was an active member of the National Association for the Advance of Colored People NAACP and the National Urban League. Dandridge encountered constant hardships as a Black actress from typecasting to segregation the Hays Codes limitations and more. She also starred in several films depicting interracial romances one of which was even banned from airing in the US for years due to an interracial kiss.

Dorothy Was Active In the NAACP. Dorothy Dandridge was born on November 9 1922 in Cleveland Ohio. Honoring the legendary actress singer and dancer.

Dorothy and her first husband Harold Nicholas. Under the prodding of her mother Dorothy and her sister Vivian Dandridge began performing publicly usually in black Baptist churches throughout the country. She was the first Black woman nominated for the best-actress Oscar and the first Black woman on the cover of Life magazine.

She earned an academy award nomination due to her famous role. A Black woman in the height of Hollywoods Jim Crow era Dandridge became the first Black woman nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. All I could find is that she died in 2003 and was born in 1943.

Dorothy Dandridge in full Dorothy Jean Dandridge born November 9 1922 Cleveland Ohio USdied September 8 1965 West Hollywood California American singer and film actress who was the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress. Dorothy Dandridge was a popular African American celebrity known for her remarkable acting in Hollywood. Actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge found early success in show business by performing with her sister leading to her first appearances in film.

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