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Donald Bogle was almost single-handedly responsible for reviving interest in historic black film with his seminal work, Toms, Coons, Mammies, Mulattoes, and Bucks. Here, in his new biography, he turns his gaze on Dorothy Dandrige, a bronze goddess of the silver screen. Stunningly beautiful and enormously talented, Dandridge had the misfortune to practice her craft at a time when Hollywood trafficked only in black stereotypes. She starred in several films--among them Carmen Jones, an adaptation of Bizet's Carmen, and the musical Porgy and Bess. But because there were few black male romantic leads, and Hollywood could not conceive of pairing her with a white actor, Dandridge's career languished. In 1965, she was found dead in her apartment of a drug overdose. Bogle's excellent book brings Dandrige and her times to life again, portraying this remarkable woman in all her strength and fragility.
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Thanks to black pop-culture authority Bogle?not to mention Whitney Houston, who purchased the film rights to this biography?Dorothy Dandridge's name is on the lips of adoring fans as well as of those who know little about her. Dandridge (1922-65) led a life of glamour and stardom, beginning as a child performer when her mother, Ruby, put her and her sister Vivian on stage as the Wonder Kids. Her nightclub act made her famous, and she was at the height of her career in 1954 when she played the starring role opposite Harry Belafonte in Carmen Jones. She made the cover of LIFE magazine and was the first African American to be nominated for a Best Actress OscarR. Dandridge was never comfortable with the media's obsession with her sex appeal, however, and she forever blamed herself for having mothered a brain-damaged child. This and other tragedies overwhelmed the star, and, despite a comeback attempt, Dandridge gave up on life. More than chronicling this amazing actress's story, Bogle has used this tome to chart the historical course of black music and theater in America. Highly recommended for all libraries.?Corinne Nelson, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Donald Bogle was almost single-handedly responsible for reviving interest in historic black film with his seminal work, Toms, Coons, Mammies, Mulattoes, and Bucks. Here, in his new biography, he turns his gaze on Dorothy Dandrige, a bronze goddess of the silver screen. Stunningly beautiful and enormously talented, Dandridge had the misfortune to practice her craft at a time when Hollywood trafficked only in black stereotypes. She starred in several films--among them Carmen Jones, an adaptation of Bizet's Carmen, and the musical Porgy and Bess. But because there were few black male romantic leads, and Hollywood could not conceive of pairing her with a white actor, Dandridge's career languished. In 1965, she was found dead in her apartment of a drug overdose. Bogle's excellent book brings Dandrige and her times to life again, portraying this remarkable woman in all her strength and fragility.
From Library Journal
Thanks to black pop-culture authority Bogle?not to mention Whitney Houston, who purchased the film rights to this biography?Dorothy Dandridge's name is on the lips of adoring fans as well as of those who know little about her. Dandridge (1922-65) led a life of glamour and stardom, beginning as a child performer when her mother, Ruby, put her and her sister Vivian on stage as the Wonder Kids. Her nightclub act made her famous, and she was at the height of her career in 1954 when she played the starring role opposite Harry Belafonte in Carmen Jones. She made the cover of LIFE magazine and was the first African American to be nominated for a Best Actress OscarR. Dandridge was never comfortable with the media's obsession with her sex appeal, however, and she forever blamed herself for having mothered a brain-damaged child. This and other tragedies overwhelmed the star, and, despite a comeback attempt, Dandridge gave up on life. More than chronicling this amazing actress's story, Bogle has used this tome to chart the historical course of black music and theater in America. Highly recommended for all libraries.?Corinne Nelson, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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