1. Dorothy Dandridge - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Halle Berry took the lead role of Dandridge in the HBO Movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, for which she won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding reliable references . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007) Dorothy Dandridge Birth name Dorothy Jean Dandridge Born November 9 Cleveland, Ohio Died September 8 West Hollywood, California Years active Spouse(s) Harold Nicholas Jack Denison (1959-1962) Awards Academy Awards Nominated: Best Actress Carmen Jones BAFTA Awards Nominated: Best Actress Carmen Jones Golden Globe Awards Nominated: Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy Porgy and Bess Dorothy Jean Dandridge November 9 September 8 ) was an American actress and popular singer . The first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress , she was also the first African-American woman to appear at the Las Vegas Frontier citation needed and the Waldorf-Astoria citation needed as well as the first to be featured on the cover of Life citation needed Dandridge went on to appear on the Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson shows and received good reviews for her nightclub appearances at the Cafe de Paris citation needed and the La vie en Rose citation needed Contents Early life and career Carmen Jones Hollywood Research, Inc. trial

2. Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge. Dorothy Dandridge AKA Dorothy Jean Dandridge. Born 9Nov-1922 Sister Vivian Dandridge (b. 22-Apr-1921, d. 1991 stroke) http://www.nndb.com/people/815/000067614/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Dorothy Dandridge AKA Dorothy Jean Dandridge Born: 9-Nov Birthplace: Cleveland, OH Died: 8-Sep Location of death: West Hollywood, CA Cause of death: Accident - Overdose Remains: Buried, Freedom Mausoleum, Columbarium of Victory, Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States Executive summary: Carmen Jones Father: Cyrus Dandridge Mother: Ruby Dandridge (actress, b. 1-Mar-1899, d. 17-Oct-1987) Sister: Vivian Dandridge (b. 22-Apr-1921, d. 1991 stroke) Husband: Harold Nicholas (tapdancer, m. 6-Sep-1942, div. Oct-1951, one child) Daughter: Harolyn (b. with brain injury) Husband: Jack Denison (m. 22-Jun-1959, div. 20-Dec-1962) Boyfriend: Peter Lawford (actor) Boyfriend: Otto Preminger (film director) Boyfriend: Phil Moore (composer, 1930's or 1940's) High School: Thomas Jefferson High School, Los Angeles, CA (dropped out) Hollywood Walk of Fame 6719 Hollywood Blvd.

3. Colored Reflections - The Fifties, Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge 19221965 A Hollywood Star. Dorothy was born in Ohio in 1922. She started out touring with her sisters, performing for small audiences, http://www.coloredreflections.com/decades/Decade.cfm?Dec=1&Typ=2&Sty=1&SID=35

4. Dorothy Dandridge : Keele University : American Studies dandridge dorothy Dandridge was born in Ohio in 1922. She toured America with sister and mother, performing in Baptist churches before Los Angeles put her http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Portraits/dandridge.html

Prospective Students Undergraduate courses Postgraduate courses About Us ... David Bruce Centre Useful Links : Portraits Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge was born in Ohio in 1922. She toured America with sister and mother, performing in Baptist churches before Los Angeles put her on the screen. Her roles were largely stereotypical black ones, as with her sisters in the Marx Brothers' A Day at The Races . Among her film roles were a southern schoolteacher in Bright Road (1953) and the title roles in Carmen Jones (1954) and Otto Preminger's production of Porgy and Bess (1959). Dorothy Dandridge was twice married and had an institutionalised child. She became bankrupt and was found dead in 1965. Photograph: National Archives Dorothy Dandridge's Films Black Films Other Portraits (Keele American Studies Portrait Gallery) top Please contact the webmaster with any queries : page last updated March 14, 2006

5. Dorothy Dandridge --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Dorothy Dandridge American singer and film actress who was the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9002991/Dorothy-Dandridge

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6. FGA - Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge was a beautiful, vivacious, and talented star whose life was a whirl of dizzying success and heartbreaking tragedy. http://www.filmsofthegoldenage.com/foga/1998/winter98/dandridge.shtml

Message Board Past Issues Subscribe Advertising Rates ... Home Page Dorothy Dandridge - The Wonder Child by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry The Wonder Children toured the South for several years, until 1930 when the family moved to California, settling in a $40 a month apartment in Los Angeles. Once there, The Wonder Children continued to perform for churches and benefits, and later, Dorothy and her sister joined with a third girl, Etta Jones, forming the singing group, "The Dandridge Sisters." After winning first place in a talent contest sponsored by a Los Angeles radio station, the girls were hired by a local circus and traveled with the troupe to Hawaii. Later, they also toured the country and recorded with the Jimmy Lunceford band and performed at the Cotton Club with jazz great Cab Calloway. In 1936, the Dandridge Sisters made their film debut in Paramount's The Big Broadcast of 1936, performing in a song-and-dance number with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. The following year, the girls appeared in the Marx Brothers' feature, A Day at the Races (1937), Columbia's It Can't Last Forever, with Ralph Bellamy and Betty Furness, and the Warner Bros. Going Places (1939), starring Dick Powell and Anita Louise. After the latter film, the trio embarked on a frantic schedule which included performances with Bill Robinson and Louis Armstrong at the Strand Theater, and a European tour with comedian Jack Durant and the Jack Harris band.

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12. Latest World News 2008: Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge, a fragile boned beauty with skin often described as cafe au lait , was sadly a victim of her own circumstances. http://latestnewsfromourworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/dorothy-dandridge.html

skip to main skip to sidebar Latest World News 2008 Monday, January 21, 2008 Dorothy Dandridge She was a beautiful actress and singer whose star shone too briefly. Dorothy Dandridge, a fragile boned beauty with skin often described as "cafe au lait", was sadly a victim of her own circumstances. She rose to the top of her profession with her first starring role and became the first black woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. But, just as fast as her success was achieved, so did it begin to fade. She knew it was hard, close to impossible, for a black actress to maintain a long running career in Hollywood because the roles were simply not there. She once said, "If I were white, I could capture the world". Dorothy had the drive and the talent to make it but the color of her skin held her back and her life soon began a downward spiral which in the end turned tragic. The Nightclub Diva Dorothy had aspirations to succeed on her own and in the fall of 1940, her prospects looked promising. She landed a small but significant role in a low budget film called

13. Dorothy Dandridge - A Life Unfulfilled A tribute to the tragic actress with a biography, filmography, portraits and links. http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/dandridge.html

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14. Dorothy Dandridge Actress Carmen Jones. dorothy Jean dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 9, 1922 Visit imdb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199268/

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15. Dorothy Dandridge Biography dorothy dandridge was born in Cleveland on November 9, 1922 to Ruby and Cyrus dandridge. She had one older sister, Vivian dandridge. dorothy was raised by http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/dand-dor.htm

Dorothy Dandridge NAME: Dorothy Dandridge BIRTH DATE: November 9, 1922 FAMILY BACKGROUND: Dorothy Dandridge was born in Cleveland on November 9, 1922 to Ruby and Cyrus Dandridge. She had one older sister, Vivian Dandridge. Dorothy was raised by her mother and her mother's friend, a woman by the name of Geneva Williams. LIFE HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Vivian and Dorothy performed as children. They had an act called The Wonder Children. Their act included singing, dancing, acrobatics, and skits. In the summer of 1938 they were booked at the Cotton Club. They performed along with Etta Jones and were known as the Dandridge Sisters. Dorothy met Harold Nicholas, the youngest brother in the famous Nicholas Brothers act, while performing at the Cotton Club. They were married in 1942. Dorothy was 19 years old at the time. Harold did not turn out to be an ideal husband. He carried on affairs with other women and did not spend a lot of time at home. Dorothy gave birth to a daughter, Harolyn, in 1943. Dorothy soon discovered that her daughter had brain damage and eventually Dorothy had to put her in someone else's care. Dorothy eventually divorced Harold and pursued her career. She worked with Phil Moore and refined her night club act. Dorothy's provocative singing act gained her popularity. She was booked in clubs throughout California and Las Vegas. She was often confronted by racism but continued to perform despite this discouragement. Her work in night clubs brought her the popularity she needed to begin getting roles in films. In 1951 Dorothy played in

16. Dorothy Dandridge Biography (Singer/Actor) — Infoplease.com Biography of dorothy dandridge, Star of the movie Carmen Jones. http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/dorothydandridge.html

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19. Dorothy Dandridge - Profile Of Dorothy Dandridge At a time in the movie industry when roles for black actresses were scarce, dorothy dandridge achieved what no other black actress had done she received an http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/dorothydandridge/p/bio_dandridge_d.htm

zGCID=" test0" zGCID=" test0 test4" zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') You are here: About Education African-American History People ... Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge - Profile of Dorothy Dandridge African-American History Education African-American History Essentials ... Help Dorothy Dandridge, 1955. Email to a friend Print this Page Submit to Digg Suggested Reading Ethel Waters Lena Horne Elsewhere on the Web Biography.com: Dorothy Dandridge Most Popular MLK on Nonviolent Resistance Biographies of Notable African Americans Martin Luther King Timeline Black History Month ... The History of Blues Music Dorothy Dandridge From Jessica McElrath Your Guide to African-American History FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Dates: November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965 Occupation: actress, singer Breaking into Show Business In the late 1930s and in the early 1940s, Dandridge appeared in a few films, including A Day at the Races (1937) and Drums of the Congo After the divorce, Dandridge resumed her nightclub career as a solo singer. She sang at clubs in Hollywood, London, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, and New York. With her international exposure, she was able to land a starring role opposite Harry Belafonte in Bright Road (1953), a film about a devoted schoolteacher.

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DOROTHY DANDRIDGE One of the Finest Actresses to Grace the Silver Screen! Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 9, 1922. Under the prodding of her mother, Dorothy and her sister began performing publicly usually in black Baptist churches throughout the country. Her mother, an entertainer herself and the daughter of Ruby Dandridge, an actress from Kentucky, would often join her daughters on stage. As the depression worsened, Dorothy and her family picked up and moved to Los Angeles where they had hopes of finding better work, perhaps in film. Her first film was in the Marx Brothers comedy, A DAY AT THE RACES in 1937. It was only a bit part but Dorothy had hopes that it would blossom into something better. But because she was a black woman in a very prejudiced society, she didn't land the roles that were readily available to her white counterparts. She did not appear in another film until 1940 in FOUR SHALL DIE. The role was nothing great other than to establish the fact that she was very beautiful and talented. Her next few roles in the early forties included films such as BAHAMA PASSAGE (1941), DRUMS OF THE CONGO (1942), and CHANGE OF HEART (1943). There were others in between, of course, but they were the usual black stereotypical films for women such as Dorothy. Not only was she a talented actress, but she could also sing which was evident in films such as ATLANTIC CITY (1944) and PILLOW TO POST (1945). This helped to showcase her talents as a singer and brought her headline acts in the nation's finest hotel nightclubs in New York, Miami, Chicago, and Las Vegas.

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