The woman you see in the picture is the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award! Dorothy Dandridge was a beautiful singer and actress. Her movie, Carmen Jones, grossed an estimated $750,000 back in the fifties. She died in 1965 due to a supposed drug overdose, but her role in putting African American actresses in the spotlight lives on.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Throwback Hair: Dorothy Dandridge
The woman you see in the picture is the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award! Dorothy Dandridge was a beautiful singer and actress. Her movie, Carmen Jones, grossed an estimated $750,000 back in the fifties. She died in 1965 due to a supposed drug overdose, but her role in putting African American actresses in the spotlight lives on.
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