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Dorothy Dandridge

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Biography

Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 9, 1922. Under the prodding of her mother, Dorothy and her sister began performing…more

Born

11/9/1922, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

9/8/1965

Birth Name

Dorothy Jean Dandridge

Gender

Female

Credits

Guest Star (10)

Role
- Cain's Hundred
  Norma Sherman
  - S 1: Ep 21 Blues for a Junkman
    2/20/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 17 Dorothy Dandridge / George Jessel / Pete Fountain / Barry Sisters / Errol Garner
    2/5/61
  - S 13: Ep 27 Dorothy Dandridge / Teresa Brewer / Jack Carter / Myron Cohen
    3/27/60
  - S 13: Ep 21 Charles Laughton / Dorothy Dandridge / Harry James / Wayne & Schuster
    2/14/60
  - S 13: Ep 13 Dorothy Dandridge / Brook Benton / David Seville / Ames Brothers
    12/13/59
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 29: Ep 1 The 29th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/57
- Ford Star Jubilee
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 You're The Top
    10/6/56
- Toast of the Town
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 30 Fred Astaire / Dorothy Dandridge / Sammy Davis Jr. / Julius LaRosa
    4/3/55
  - S 5: Ep 37 Dorothy Dandridge / Errol Flynn & Paulette Goddard / Sam Snead
    5/18/52
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
- Toast of the Town
  Herself, audience bow
  - S 8: Ep 8 Grantland Rice tribute / Nat King Cole / Bert Lahr & Art Carney / D. Fairbanks Jr.
    10/31/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 8 11/22/1953
    11/22/53
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 32 April 4, 1952
    4/4/52
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 10 11/4/1951
    11/4/51

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- Janet Jackson considers Dorothy to be "America's first Black Sex Symbol".
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- Pop icon Janet Jackson cites Dandridge as her idol and was in the running to play the part played by Halle Berry.
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- She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Boulevard.
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- Dorothy: It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.
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- Dorothy: "Carmen Jones" was the best break I've ever had. But no producer ever knocked on my door. There just aren't that many parts for a black actress.
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- Dorothy: If I were white, I could capture the world.
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