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Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900 [1] – October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy , in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show , in which she played Geranium.
NP David O. Selznick (1902–1965), motion picture producer, founder of Selznick International Pictures [10] [146] NP Lewis J. Selznick (1869–1933), producer and motion picture industry pioneer; NP Myron Selznick (1898–1944), motion picture producer and talent agent [147] NP Fred Sersen (1890–1962), painter and special effects artist [148]
Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Cyril Dandridge, [2] [3] and the former Ruby Jean Butler, an aspiring entertainer. Dandridge's parents separated shortly before the birth of her sister Dorothy. [4] Initially, Ruby Dandridge put her two girls to work performing acrobatics, songs, and skits. She billed them as the "Wonder Children".
Twenty-six years ago, the world looked on as Prince William and Prince Harry said goodbye to their mom. Read on for photos of the day Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest.
Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). [1] Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
She attended both of Dorothy Dandridge’s weddings. [2] Little other information is known about her whereabouts after the splitting up of the Dandridge Sisters. It is known that she sang with the Jimmy Lunceford orchestra for some time, and her first husband, trumpeter Gerald Wilson, was a member of the group. After retiring to raise a family ...
Rest Haven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is in the southern part of the county, on the northeast side of the Kankakee River, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Wilmington. It is bordered to the east by Ritchie and to the south, across the Kankakee, by Custer Park.