Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Record details
- ISBN: 0783116748 :
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Publisher: [New York, NY] : HBO Home Video, c1999.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the book by Earl Mills. Special features include: interactive menus, cast and crew bios, scene selections. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Elmer Bernstein ; produced by Larry Y. Albucher ; executive producers, Robert Katz, Moctesuma Esparza, Joshua D. Maurer, Vincent Cirrincione, Halle Berry ; screenplay by Shonda Rhimes, Scott Abbott ; directed by Martha Coolidge. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Halle Berry, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Brent Spiner, Obba Babatunde, Loretta Devine, Cynda Williams, Latanya Richardson, Tamara Taylor, Alexis Carrington. |
Summary, etc.: | An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy Dandridge still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds, she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of Carmen Jones, becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. |
Target Audience Note: | Rated R. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; Dolby surround. |
Language Note: | Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Soundtrack in English and Spanish ; subtitles in English, French and Spanish. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Dandridge, Dorothy 1922-1965 Drama African American singers Biography Drama African American actresses Biography Drama |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | DVD INTRODUCING DOROTHY (Text) | 34000075618884 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |