Watch Us Explode! (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
OK, not sure what it’s like everywhere else, but if London’s West End is anything to go by, then the Christmas lights must be on in full wattage in every high/main street in the commercialverse, reminding us all that God so loved the world that he gave us all credit/debit cards… So what to get for the [...]
<B>Patrick Joubert Conlon</B> (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) : Dandridge was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. ... Dandridge's first on-screen appearance was a bit part in a 1935 Our Gang short. In 1937 she appeared in the Marx Brothers feature A Day at the Races . ... In 1954, director and writer Otto Preminger cast Dandridge, along with Harry...
National Portrait Gallery | Face to Face blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announced the acquisition of a painting of renowned opera mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne by John Foote. Celebrated as one of the most remarkable voices of the twentieth century, Horne is donating the portrait to the museum....
Film Forno (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Max Reinhardt, king of German theater had to flee Nazi oppression at the height of his creative success. He came to America, staged A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Hollywood Bowl and was signed to a contract by Warner Bros. to direct a film version. I guess it didn’t make money because Reinhardt didn’t get [...]
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Melanie 'Scary Spice' Brown purchases a gated home for $3.15 million. Singer Melanie Brown, also known as Scary Spice from her days with the Spice Girls, has purchased a gated home in the San Fernando Valley area for about $3.15 million.
Brown Bombshell Beauty (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Hey Bombshells! Halloween is tomorrow, and if you're like most people, you've yet to come up with a fab costume for all those parties you'll be hitting. No worries! I've got some great ideas, courtesy of Total Beauty and some of my fave beauty YouTube-ers. It'll only take a bit of makeup and some know-how. I'll be Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen, and I found a great video demonstrating an old Hollywood...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
From the LA Times Hot Property: --A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress Dorothy Dandridge is on the market at $3,495,000. The restored 1926 Mediterranean has three bedrooms and three terraces with city views. The property website is here. --Singer Melanie Brown, otherwise known as Scary Spice, has bought a five-bedroom home in the San Fernando area for about $3.15 million. From the Chicago...
L.A. Land (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A Hollywood Hills home once owned by Oscar-nominated film star and singer Dorothy Dandridge ("Carmen Jones," "Porgy and Bess") is on the market at $3,495,000. The restored 1926 Mediterranean has three bedrooms and five bathrooms in 4,368 square feet. There...
WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weathe (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award. They and three others — Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey — are subjects of the new book "Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film."
cbs4denver.com: Entertainment (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award. They and three others — Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey — are subjects of the new book "Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film."
Sify (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award.
Articles For News (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
AP - Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman - Halle Berry - won the award.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman - Halle Berry - won the award.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman - Halle Berry - won the award.
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aliday | 05/14/2009
Halle Berry born August 14,1966. She is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, and more..... for click here
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