Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy - Softcover

Conrad, Earl; Dandridge, Dorothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060956755 ISBN 13: 9780060956752

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

Dorothy Dandridge's life story is the stuff Hollywood dreams—and nightmares. Completed shortly before her tragic death in 19665, Everything and Nothing recounts her rags-to-riches-to-rags story form her personal point of view. Dandridge recalls her humble beginnings in Depression-era Cleveland, Ohio, her rise to fame and success as the first African American to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination (for her role in Carmen Jones), the disappointments and pain of her childhood and family life, and her downward spiral into alcoholism and financial troubles, Everything and Nothing is a mesmerizing and harrowing journey through the life and times of one of Hollywood's most unforgettable stars.

Author Biography: Coauthor Earl Conrad has published more than twenty works of biography, history, criticism, and fiction, including Errol Flynn's My Wicked, Wicked Ways. He lives in California.

About this title

Synopsis:

Told partially from her own point of view, this biography of the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Oscar recalls Dandridge's success in the role of Carmen Jones, her affair with director Otto Preminger, her declaration of bankruptcy, and her acting career in Mexico.

About the Author:

Coauthor Earl Conrad has published more than twenty works of biography, history, criticism, and fiction, including Errol Flynn's My Wicked, Wicked Ways. He lives in California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060956755
• ISBN 13: 9780060956752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240