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Pearl Bailey with Donny and Marie Osmond

zametona wrote 3 hours ago: Pearl Bailey with Donny and Marie Osmond Midnight Serenade- Dinah Shore & Pearl Bailey. Written … more →

Tags: carmen jones movie, dorothy dandridge, Pearl Bailey

The Dino Lounge: Coolness Is Timeless: Sammy Davis Jr. & Dorothy ...

jahyyoka wrote 4 hours ago: The Dino Lounge: Coolness Is Timeless: Sammy Davis Jr. & Dorothy … Porgy and Bess starred … more →

Tags: dorothy dandridge, carmina ordóñez, julian contreras, julian contreras ordoñez

music by Bizet; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein

msbaroque wrote 6 days ago: Yes! It’s Carmen Jones. Thrilling. Still radio silence, more or less, but at least now yo … more →

Tags: america, Music, Opera, The Movies

1001 Movies (262 to 302)

Murcia wrote 1 month ago: You know that book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Stephen Jay Schneider? I don’t … more →

Tags: 1001 Movies, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Guys and Dolls

This Day in Hollywood History - May 1st

vintagehollywoodstars wrote 2 months ago: This Day in Hollywood History 5/1 Births 1916 – Glenn Ford – American actor.  He starred in such not … more →

Tags: Actors and Actresses, April 2009, Elvis Presley, This Day in Hollywood History, Award Winning Actors and Actresses, Glenn Ford, Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, Jack Parr

Her Swagger: Dorothy Dandridge

Et Cetera wrote 8 months ago: Movie nights were a big deal during my freshman year in college. Without the de-stressing I might ha … more →

Tags: Black History, Celebs, Music, Quotes, Throwback, dorothy dandridge, Grace Kelly, Halle Berry, introducing dorothy dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge: A Sepia Rose1 comment

ebonytamu wrote 8 months ago: The Sepia Rose She had a creamy & smooth complexion that I am in awe of. Her face was sweet but … more →

Tags: Academy Award, Best Actress, Biopics, Black Hollywood, black marilyn monroe, dorothy dandridge, God, introducing dorothy dandridge, Seduction

Carmen Jones: Dat's Love

abagond wrote 8 months ago: Love’s a baby that grows up wild And he don’t do what you want him to Love ain … more →

Tags: 1950s, 1954, america, Bizet, Carmen, dorothy dandridge, Habanera, Lyrics, Opera

On This Date (August 17, 1990) Pearl Bailey1 comment

themusicsover wrote 11 months ago: Pearl Bailey March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990 An uninhibited vocalist who gave more to her per … more →

Tags: Easy Listening, jazz, singer, bill bailey, Cab Calloway, Cootie Williams, Don Redman, Duke Ellington, Edgar Hayes

Classics from the 30's to the 50's

shanoah wrote 1 year ago: Continuing on a post from earlier this week, thought I’d feature a few classic songs from the … more →

Tags: blogs, ~Mailing List~, I Tunes Not U Tunes, From Shanoah, dorothy dandridge, Marilyn Horne, Dat's Love, Mairzy Deoats, Merry Macs

Bass relief6 comments

dcairns wrote 1 year ago: CARMEN JONES.  The start of the Bass-Preminger collaboration… THE MAN WITH THE GOLDE … more →

Tags: film, advise and consent, Anatomy of a Murder, Bunny Lake is Missing, Exodus, Hitchcock, In Harm's Way, otto preminger, Saint Joan

Obituary: Harry Kleiner (1915-2007)2 comments

Stephen Bowie wrote 1 year ago: The Writers Guild of America today confirmed the death of the screen and television writer Harry Kle … more →

Tags: Obituaries, Classic Television, obituary, Television History, TV History, Harry Kleiner, Abraham Polonsky, Roy Huggins, The Virginian

The Oscars: Is the "Black Audit" Over?6 comments

slb wrote 1 year ago: I remember it well, the year the Academy Awards got too Black for comfort. Some might say it was 20 … more →

Tags: film, media, Oscars, Ruby Dee, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry, dorothy dandridge, Collateral