With a season celebrating Dorothy Dandridge opening at BFI Southbank, her biographer talks about the trail-blazing Black Hollywood actress whom Whitney Houston once called ”our Marilyn Monroe”.

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There were days in college—fashion design major, naturally—when I’d spend hours watching vintage films instead of doing my ...

Ena Hartman, ‘Dan August’ and ‘Terminal Island’ Actress, Dies at 93. After modeling and making history with a contract at NBC, she appeared on the big screen in ‘Our Man Flint ...

Both stars were big dog lovers, and they eventually owned three boxers together. Their first boxer, Harvey, died six months ...

Dwan Dandridge, co-founder and CEO of Black Leaders Detroit (BLD), is taking his commitment to racial equity on the road, literally. The lifelong Detroiter is preparing for an ambitious 1,640-mile ...

Baby name popularity goes in cycles, and these on-the-rise names are proving that Grandma's name is cool again.

Who’s Dorothy? And why is she so popular in the gay community? While the phrase ‘friend of Dorothy’ doesn’t refer to a real woman, these were real questions the U.S. Navy asked in the ...

Looking to find out more about Merle Dandridge (Actor)? We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, TV and Movies listings, Videos and more!

The Golden Age of Hollywood is called that for a reason. Over time, Novak grew disillusioned with Hollywood and by the 1960s ...