Dorothy Dandridge (1922 - 1965)

American actress and popular singer.

* November 9, 1922 Cleveland, Ohio
 as Dorothy Jean Dandridge
 September 8, 1965 West Hollywood, California



Books by Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge and Earl Conrad
Everything and Nothing, The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
New York, 1970

Books on Dorothy Dandridge

Donald Bogle
Dorothy Dandridge, A Biography
New York, 1997

Earl Mills
Dorothy Dandridge, A Portrait in Black
Los Angeles, 1970

Books with substantial mentioning of Dorothy Dandridge

Charlene Regester African American actresses Charlene Regester
African American actresses, The struggle for visibility, 1900-1960
Bloomington, 2010

Mia Mask
Divas on screen, Black women in American film
Urbana, 2009

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Patrick Agan The Decline and Fall of the Love Goddess Patrick Agan
The Decline and Fall of the Love Goddess
Los Angeles, 1979

Books with an entry on Dorothy Dandridge

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F
Berlin, 2001

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Films

1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936

1936
Easy to Take

1937
A Day at the Races
It Can't Last Forever

1939
Going Places

1940
Four Shall Die

1941
Bahama Passage
Sun Valley Serenade
Sundown
Lady from Louisiana

1942
Lucky Jordan
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Night in New Orleans
Drums of the Congo
The Night Before the Divorce
Orchestra Wives

1943
Hit Parade of 1943
Happy Go Lucky

1944
Since You Went Away

1945
Pillow to Post

1946
Swingtime Jamboree

1947
Ebony Parade

1951
Tarzan's Peril
The Harlem Globetrotters

1953
Bright Road
Remains to Be Seen

1954
Carmen Jones

1957
Tamango
Island in the Sun
The Happy Road

1958
The Decks Ran Red

1959
Porgy and Bess

1960
Moment of Danger

1961
The Murder Men

1962
Marco Polo

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