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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.
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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.
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Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
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Abelard-Schuman, 1970
ISBN 10: 0200716905
ISBN 13: 9780200716901
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Boards and dust jacket show signs of wear. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. All pages are intact and otherwise clean, binding is sound. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1880465856
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Everything and Nothing - The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First. pp.215 b/w plates clean tight copy some shelf wear to board edges,corners and top/bottom spines, d/j wrapped in mylar shows a 1 3/4" tear top front from spine hinge in, small piece missing from top spine with crinkles, bottom spine 1/2" tear up front spine hinge with crinkles, small piece missing front lower right corner, else slight corner wear with rubbing to covers Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 022055
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EVERYTHING AND NOTHING the dorothy dandridge tragedy
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ABELARD-SCHUMAN LTD., NY, 1970
ISBN 10: 0200716905
ISBN 13: 9780200716901
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. CLEAN COPY. Seller Inventory # 052907
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Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0200716905I3N10
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Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0200716905I5N11
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Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
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ISBN 10: 0200716905
ISBN 13: 9780200716901
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Nr Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper has light rubbing and a few small chips. It is now protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic. Seller Inventory # 051889
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Everything and Nothing - The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
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ISBN 10: 0200716905
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Hardback. The autobiography of Dorothy Dandridge, Hollywood's first Black sex symbol and first Black best actress Oscar-nominee, examines her early life, slow rise to stardom, and swift decline. The book was completed shortly after her tragic death at the age of 42 in 1965 of a drug overdose.Dorothy Dandridge's life story is the stuff Hollywood dreams--and nightmares. 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. Secondhand. In fair conditon.Defects include: Foxxing, fair damaget to dustcover including: tears, abrasion, fadding on spine. Seller Inventory # 25309214
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Everything And Nothing. The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy.
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ISBN 10: 0200716905
ISBN 13: 9780200716901
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Seller: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Cloth Without Dustjacket. 1st Edition. Dandridge's sad life told by her in tape interviews and published after her death. 8pgs. of photos + photo on frontispiece. Lacking the dustjacket. Very minute touch of soiling to the purple cloth, and a touch of light foxing to the front and back endsheets and top edge. Vg+. Laid in is a very nice original portrait of Dandridge from the 1959 film "Tamango" & a small arcade portrait of her early in her career. Book. Seller Inventory # 004936
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Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0200716905