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- Dandridge had a long-time affair with Otto Preminger, director of Carmen Jones, who was married. Her relationship with Preminger became physically and verbally abusive. Dandridge became pregnant by Preminger but was forced to terminate the pregnancy per demand by the executives of the movie studio.
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- Controversy Remains Over the Cause of Her Death. There still is debate among forensic scientists as to the exact cause of Dandridge’s death. One pathology institute insists that she died of a likely accidental overdose of the antidepressant imipramine.
- She Was Found Dead At Only 42. Only hours after phone calls to friends in which she stated, ominously, “Whatever happens, I know you will understand,” Dorothy Dandridge was found dead in her apartment at age 42.
- Dorothy Was Constantly In and Out of Apartments. With her continuing financial woes, worsened by her acrimonious divorce from second husband Jack Denison, Dandridge rarely stayed in any one place for long.
- Her Second Husband Was, At the Least, Verbally Abusive. Dandridge’s second marriage lasted less than three years. Married in 1952, they were engaged in a bitter divorce with allegations of domestic violence by 1962.
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However, while filming Carmen Jones (1954), Preminger began an affair with the film's star, Dorothy Dandridge, which lasted four years. During that period he advised her on career matters, including an offer made to Dandridge for the featured role of Tuptim in The King and I (1956).
Sep 1, 1997 · Directed by Otto Preminger, with whom Dandridge would have a disastrous affair, the film made Dandridge into a star, and was a critical and commercial success. She appeared on the cover of Life...
Oct 14, 2020 · Excited about the prospect of playing the potentially career-making lead in the film Carmen Jones, Dandridge secured a meeting in 1954 with the legendary Austrian-born director Otto Preminger.
Aug 17, 2022 · Dandridge's romantic life was chaotic and fraught — including her affairs with white actor Peter Lawford and white director Otto Preminger. Both relationships were kept secret, because interracial relationships were still considered taboo. At one time, feared Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper published a scathing article about Dandridge ...
Apr 18, 1997 · Both came to a head in 1953, when she landed the title role of “Carmen Jones” and began a torrid affair with her producer, Otto Preminger; he became her Svengali and she became pregnant.
Mar 1, 2024 · Dandridge had a long-time affair with Otto Preminger, director of Carmen Jones, who was married. Her relationship with Preminger became physically and verbally abusive. Dandridge became pregnant by Preminger but was forced to terminate the pregnancy per demand by the executives of the movie studio.