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Dorothy Dandridge was an American actress and popular singer. She is the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress.

QUICK FACTS

NAME

Dorothy Dandridge

OCCUPATION

Film Actress, Singer, Pin-up

BIRTH DATE

November 9, 1922

DEATH DATE

September 8, 1965

PLACE OF BIRTH

Cleveland, Ohio

PLACE OF DEATH

West Hollywood, California