Black Fact = 1922 (Nov.9) Dorothy Dandridge, actress born.Dorothy Dandrige ACTRESS & SINGER Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965 Dorothy Dandridge was the first recognized African American actress and sex symbol. Dorothy was married and divorced twice and she had one child that had to be institutionalized for a brain injury. She starred in such movies as Carmen Jones (with Harry Belafonte) and Porgy and Bess (with Sidney Poiter). In 1954, she became the first African American woman to receive an Academy Award nomination. This beautiful but tragic star struggled with prejudices of Hollywood. She died from an overdose of antidepressants at the age of 42. Many felt her death was a suicide. #theraydiotwins
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