Dorothy Dandridge Appreciation Thread - Lipstick Alley Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 September 8, 1965) Film, theatre actress, singer and dancer The first Black American actress to be nominated for best actress for her performance in 1954 film 'Carmen Jones' The beautiful and talented Miss Dandridge deserved much better than
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Turns 25 Years Old This Month Introducing Dorothy Dandridge - Wikipedia en wikipedia org Even though Halle was one of the hottest actressess in Hollywood for almost a decade at this point and had starred in critically-acclaimed movies before, this was the turning point for her career when it became less about her being a pretty face and more about her being able to act
Dorothy Dandridge getting ready for a show (1954) - Lipstick Alley "Dorothy Dandridge's daughter, Harolyn, suffered brain damage that left her requiring constant care throughout her life as a result of complications from a delayed birth The forceps used to deliver Harolyn may have caused the brain damage Harolyn was unable to speak and never recognized Dandridge as her mother
Tragedy and Triumph: The Dorothy Dandridge Story In Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy, the star and cowriter Earl Conrad recall a singular Hollywood life cut devastatingly short BY HADLEY HALL MEARES OCTOBER 14, 2020 Dorothy Dandridge accomplished many things in her short life; she was the first Black woman nominated
Dorothy Dandridge and Ava Gardner, 1953 | Lipstick Alley Ava was friends with both Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne, so she saw their struggles with racism up close and was an ally Even as a kid she used to sit in the "colored" section with her friends and was a member of the NAACP Her personal assistant was Black and she'd take her everywhere with her, even "Whites only" places
What happened to Dorothy Dandridges only daughter Harolyn Suzanne . . . Dorothy and her first husband Harold Nicholas: Dorothy had a daughter that she loved and doted on, but I feel like we never heard about her after Dorothy's death There are only pictures of her as a little girl online All I could find is that she died in 2003 and was born in 1943