| Dorothy Dandridge  AKA Dorothy Jean Dandridge
Born: 9-Nov-1922
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
Died: 8-Sep-1965
Location of death: West Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Accident - Overdose
Remains: Cremated, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Carmen Jones Father: Cyrus Dandridge
Mother: Ruby Dandridge (actress, b. 1-Mar-1899, d. 17-Oct-1987)
Sister: Vivian Dandridge (b. 22-Apr-1921, d. 1991 stroke)
Husband: Harold Nicholas (tapdancer, m. 6-Sep-1942, div. Oct-1951, one child)
Daughter: Harolyn (b. with brain injury)
Husband: Jack Denison (m. 22-Jun-1959, div. 20-Dec-1962)
Boyfriend: Peter Lawford (actor)
Boyfriend: Otto Preminger (film director)
Boyfriend: Phil Moore (composer, 1930's or 1940's)
High School: Thomas Jefferson High School, Los Angeles, CA (dropped out)
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1977
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6719 Hollywood Blvd.
Endorsement of Quaker Oats Rice-A-Roni (1962)
Bankruptcy 1963
Autopsy
Risk Factors: Depression, Alcoholism
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Malaga (26-Jan-1960)
Porgy and Bess (24-Jun-1959)
The Decks Ran Red (10-Oct-1958) · Mahia
Tamango (24-Jan-1958)
Island in the Sun (12-Jun-1957)
Carmen Jones (5-Oct-1954) · Carmen Jones
Remains to be Seen (15-May-1953) · Herself
Bright Road (17-Apr-1953) · Jane Richards
The Harlem Globetrotters (30-May-1951) · Ann Carpenter
Tarzan's Peril (13-Mar-1951) · Melmendi
Atlantic City (29-Jul-1944) · Herself
Hit Parade of 1943 (26-Mar-1943)
Sundown (20-Oct-1941) · Kipsang's Wife
Sun Valley Serenade (21-Aug-1941)
Lady from Louisiana (22-Apr-1941)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (20-Sep-1935)
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