Dorothy Dandridge

pictures of dorothy dandridge as a child?

Black History

With the traumatic childhood she endured, I highly doubt there are pictures. I couldn’t find any.

Biography: Need to Know: Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge Wink Magnet $2.00 This refrigerator magnet features Dorothy Dandridge giving us a little wink in the early music video for “Zoot Suit”…

Dorothy Dandridge Smiling Keychain $2.00 In her prime, Dorothy Dandridge was considered the top competition to her contemporary Lena Horne. Carry her beautiful smile around in your pocket on this keychain….

Carmen Jones $4.97 Few actresses have captivated the camera as powerfully as Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones. Her polished beauty plays in irresistible contrast to her title character’s leonine sexuality and fluid emotions; a man can’t decide from moment to moment if he wants to save her from doom, build her a castle, or never let her out of bed. Of course, that’s the problem with the boys in this semi-experiment…

Harlem Renaissance / Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole $10.92 The musical, artistic and cultural impact of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1900s is explored in this lively documentary. Through vintage footage and rare performances from such groundbreaking artists as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and others, you’ll experience how the sounds and messages of the era continue to resonate throughout the world. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Englis…

Smooth Operator $14.98 Early in her career, Dorothy Dandridge was a genuine Renaissance woman, able to perform exceedingly well as a dancer, actress, and singer. She executed each performance with a theatricality that hinted at vast talents, and her acceptance into the annals of the beautiful and luxurious in the 1940s and ’50s was hailed by major media players. Her cream-colored skin made Dandridge one of the most high…

Sun Valley Serenade [VHS] $19.98 …

Carmen Jones [VHS] $3.90 Few actresses have captivated the camera as powerfully as Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones. Her polished beauty plays in irresistible contrast to her title character’s leonine sexuality and fluid emotions; a man can’t decide from moment to moment if he wants to save her from doom, build her a castle, or never let her out of bed. Of course, that’s the problem with the boys in this semi-experiment…

Lady From Louisiana [VHS] $9.98 …

Island in the Sun $6.88 This race-relations film from 1957, based on a novel by Alec Waugh and set on a West Indies island, stars James Mason as a wealthy man who runs against a local union leader (Harry Belafonte). The rest of the players, one way or another, deal with the consequences of their rivalry. Mason and Belafonte leave a strong impression, but the film overall doesn’t live up to its own sense of significance. …

Everything and Nothing : The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy $9.35 Dorothy Dandridge’s life story is the stuff Hollywood dreams–and nightmares. Completed shortly before her tragic death in 19665, Everything and Nothing recounts her rags-to-riches-to-rags story form her personal point of view. Dandridge recalls her humble beginnings in Depression-era Cleveland, Ohio, her rise to fame and success as the first African American to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomi…