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       Since You Went Away

       1944
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       Porgy and Bess

       1959
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       A Day at the Races

       1937
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       Island in the Sun

       1957
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       Bright Road

       1953
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       Sundown

       1941

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dorothy_DandridgeDorothy Dandridge - Wikipedia

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   Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954).

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. Discover her early struggles, her breakthrough role in Carmen Jones, and her personal and professional challenges.

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   Oct 14, 2020 · Dorothy Dandridge accomplished many things in her short life; she was the first Black woman nominated for the best-actress Oscar and the first Black woman on the cover of Life...

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     Dorothy Dandridge / Nicholas Brothers / Chattanooga Choo Choo

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     Dorothy Dandridge Documentary (1998)

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     Dorothy Dandridge | The Tragic & Triumphant Venus (Biography)

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7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0199268Dorothy Dandridge - IMDb

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   Dorothy Dandridge was an actress and singer who starred in Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959), earning an Oscar nomination for the former. She faced racism and financial troubles in her career and died at 42 in 1965.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

8. www.britannica.com › biography › Dorothy-DandridgeDorothy Dandridge | African-American, Hollywood Star ...

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   May 31, 2024 · Dorothy Dandridge (born November 9, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died September 8, 1965, West Hollywood, California) was an American singer and film actress who was the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress.

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   Aug 17, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Dorothy Dandridge, the first Black movie star who broke racial barriers and dazzled audiences with her talent and beauty. Discover her struggles with abuse, addiction, and bigotry, as well as her achievements and legacy in the golden age of Hollywood.

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    Did Halle Berry win an Oscar for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge?

    • In 2000, film star Halle Berry won Golden Globe and Emmy awards for her portrayal of the groundbreaking actress in the acclaimed TV movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Best Known For: Actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

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    How did Dorothy Dandridge find love?

    • In her perceptive, often humorous autobiography, Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy, published in 1970—five years after her death—Dandridge and cowriter Earl Conrad lay out her search for love in candid, often luscious prose. “If it is possible for a human being to be like a haunted house,” she writes, “maybe that would be me.”

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    Who was Dorothy Dandridge?

    • Born in Cleveland in 1922, Dorothy Dandridge had what she called a “crying childhood.” Her father was absent; her mother, Ruby (who would later have a successful acting career on shows like The Amos ’n Andy Show), worked as a cook, performing the poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar in churches on weekends.

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    Did Dorothy Dandridge have ghosts?

    • However, when you buy something through our retail links, Vanity Fair may earn an affiliate commission. Dorothy Dandridge accomplished many things in her short life; she was the first Black woman nominated for the best-actress Oscar and the first Black woman on the cover of Life magazine. But she was also plagued by ghosts.

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    Feb 2, 2024 · Dorothy Dandridge and the burden of being first Black Best Actress Oscar nominee. The Best Blacktresses: 1950s — Dandridge was the first Black woman nominated for Best Actress at the...