Dorothy Dandridge
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). Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles.
In 1959, Dandridge was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Porgy and Bess. She was the subject of the 1999 biographical film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, with Halle Berry portraying her. She had been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Dandridge was married and divorced twice, first to dancer Harold Nicholas (the father of her daughter, Harolyn Suzanne) and then to hotel owner Jack Denison. Dandridge died in 1965 at the age of 42.
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Ouverture - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Summertime - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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A Woman Is a Something Thing - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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The wake: Gone,gone, Gone - Porgy's Prayer - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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My Man's Gone Now - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Morning: Catfish Row - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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I Can't Sit Down - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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It Ain't Necessarily So - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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I Ain't Got No Shame - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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What You Want With Bess? - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Street cries: Strawberry Woman, Crab Man - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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I Loves You, Porgy - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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A Red Headed Woman - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Clara, Clara - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Oh, Where's My Bess? - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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I'm On My Way - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version) -
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Ouverture - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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Summertine - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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A Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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The Wake: Gone, Gone, Gone - Porgy's Prayer - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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My Man's Gone Now - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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Mornin: Catfish Row - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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I Can't Sit Down - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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It Ain't Necessarily So - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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I Ain't Got No Shame - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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What You Want With Bess? - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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Street Cries: Strawberry Woman, Crab Man - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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I loves You, Porgy - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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A Red Headed Woman - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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Clara, Clara - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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Oh, Where's My Bess? - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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I'm On My Way - Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Stereo Version) -
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