Saturday, June 18, 2011

Dorothy Dandridge: And her very strange passing...

Actress Dorothy Dandridge's estate when she died consisted of $4,000 worth of furniture and $2.14 in her bank account.   Dorothy was the first black woman ever to be nominated for best actress, for her role in Carmen Jones. The irony , her singing voice was dubbed in the movie...read more.
http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/d/Dorothy%20Dandridge/dorothy_dandridge.htm