Dorothy Dandridge
From Harpo's Juke Joint
| Dorothy Jean Dandridge | ||
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| Born: | November 9, 1922 Cleveland, OH | |
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| Died: | September 8, 1965 Los Angeles, CA | |
| Website: | A Life Unfulfilled | |
| Fanlisting: | n/a | |
| Discuss Dorothy Dandridge | ||
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Trivia
- First African American woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Carmen Jones(she lost to Grace Kelly for her role in The Country Girl).
- First African American actress to present an award at the Oscars(for Best Film Editing)
- First African American woman to appear on the cover of Life(November 1, 1954)
- First African American in Hollywood accorded the distinction of having her name appear above the title in her contract(for The King And I)
- Originally agreed to play Tuptim in The King and I but later turned down the role
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Filmography
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
- A Day at the Races (1937)(Unbilled Dandridge Sisters musical appearance)
- It Can't Last Forever (1937)(Dandridge Sisters musical appearance with Eugene Jackson and Charles Bennett)
- Going Places (1939)(Dandridge Sisters musical appearance with Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan)
- Irene (1940)(Unbilled Dandridge Sisters musical appearance)
- Four Shall Die (1941)
- Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
- Lady From Louisiana (1941)
- Sundown (1941)
- Bahama Passage (1941)
- Drums of the Congo (1942)
- Lucky Jordan (1942)
- Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
- Since You Went Away (1944)
- Atlantic City (1944)
- Pillow to Post (1945)
- Tarzan's Peril (1951)
- The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
- Bright Road (1953)
- Remains To Be Seen (1953)(Musical sequence)
- Carmen Jones (1954)
- Island in the Sun (1957)
- The Decks Ran Red (1958)
- Tamango (1958)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- Malaga (1960)
- Marco Polo (Uncompleted)
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Further Reading
- Bogle, Donald (1997). Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography. Amistad. ISBN 1567430341. Trivia and filmography cited in this article.
| Blacks and the Academy Awards (actresses) | |
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| Winners: Halle Berry · Whoopi Goldberg · Hattie McDaniel · Jennifer Hudson
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| Nominees: Margaret Avery · Angela Bassett · Diahann Carroll · Dorothy Dandridge · Marianne Jean-Baptiste · Juanita Moore · Queen Latifah · Sophie Okonedo · Beah Richards · Diana Ross · Cicely Tyson · Ethyl Waters · Oprah Winfrey · Alfre Woodard | |

