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  1. On February 7, 1944, the Los Angeles Tribune ran an advertisement for “Sweet ’n’ Hot,” an “All Star Colored Musical Revue” at the Mayan Theatre. In addition to comedian and emcee Leonard Reed, Edith Wilson, duo Miller and Lee, and dancers Archie Savage, Anise Boyer , and Marie Bryant, the revue included a twenty-one year-old Dorothy ...

  2. 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).

  3. The reigning queen of the 1970s blaxploitation genre, Pam Grier was born May 26, 1949, in Winston-Salem, NC. An Air Force mechanic's daughter, she was raised on military bases in England and Germany.

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  4. Nov 19, 2017 · Roles came a little more frequently after 1940 and she even got to demonstrate her vocal ability in Atlantic City (1944) and Pillow to Post (1945). Her ability was unquestioned and these performances resulted in her headlining in some of the nation’s swankiest hotels and night clubs.

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  5. Mar 17, 2017 · Breaking Barriers. Dorothy Dandridge. Multi-talented, incredibly beautiful, and disciplined in the performing arts since childhood, Dorothy Dandridge could have been as big as Beyonce if she was just born 80 years later. Instead she was born in 1922.

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  6. Not only was she a talented actress but she could also sing which was evident in films such as Atlantic City (1944) and Pillow to Post (1945). This helped to showcase her talents as a singer and brought her headline acts in the nation's finest hotel nightclubs in New York, Miami, Chicago and Las Vegas.

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  8. Apr 2, 2014 · Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Death Year: 1965 Death date: September 8, 1965