Dorothy Dandridge: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Donald Bogle, Dorothy Dandridge (1997), covers her life and career.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Sep 04, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Dorothy Dandridge - Sept. 13, 20 and 27. Aug 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 05, 2025
Add new Web site: BFI - Dorothy Dandridge: biographer Donald Bogle interviewed on her stardom and legacy. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Dorothy Dandridge: Hollywood Trailblazer, But With A Price. Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: AFI Catalog - Dorothy Dandridge. Oct 25, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 30, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - Dorothy Dandridge: Hollywood Trailblazer, But With A Price. Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Golden Globes - Dorothy Dandridge, The First Black Movie Star. Jun 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Black History in America - Dorothy Dandridge. Mar 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous African Americans - Dorothy Dandridge. Mar 07, 2022
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Entertainer Dorothy Dandridge could do it all. Jan 10, 2019
Add new Web site: My Hero - Biography of Dorothy Dandridge. Jan 10, 2019
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Dorothy Dandridge. May 07, 2017
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Dorothy Dandridge. Jan 17, 2014
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Dorothy Dandridge. Jan 17, 2014
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Dorothy Dandridge. Jan 17, 2014
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Dorothy Dandridge. Nov 30, 2012
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Biography of Dorothy Dandridge. Nov 30, 2012
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Dorothy Dandridge - Sept. 13, 20 and 27. Nov 28, 2011
Media added. Jan 08, 2007
Article revised. Mar 21, 2003
Article revised. May 03, 2002
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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