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More than just a talented and beautiful actress, Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award in the Best Actress category and also the first African American to be on the front cover of Life Magazine.
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Added: 12th August 2007
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Posted by: Sissy on 2007-08-12
i saw a Lifetime movie about her life . . it was pretty rough and she died really young . .in her 40's i think.
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Ms Dandridge was the star of the 1950's.
I was heart broken when I discovered her circumstances.
Life betrayed her constantly
By her end she was reduced to basic survival. A gross misjustice.
I found it particularly disheartening she died around the time segregation was disbanded.
As Nichelle Nichelles said, she was the queen who opened the door for black actors.
Not only one of the greatest losses, but one of the saddest.
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