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Whitney Houston and Dorothy Dandridge: Ominous Parallels in the Lives and Deaths of Two Black Divas [Article]
This article identifies the eerie parallels between Whitney Houston’s life and that of her idol, Dorothy Dandridge. Houston and Dandridge were both talented, strong, African-American entertainers. Both succeeded professionally, married poorly, and died from prescription drugs. The similarities between...
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Dorothy Dandridge
She captured America’s hearts in such stunning films as Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess. Finally, the true story of America’s first Black movie star is revealed in this brilliant, in-depth biography-from her turbulent childhood in Cleveland, to her Hollywood girlhood, her battles against racism, her rise to fame, her marriage and affairs, and her professional and personal decline. The...