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American actress and singer (1921–1991)

Vivian Alferetta Dandridge (April 22, 1921 – October 26, 1991) was an American singer, actress fairy story dancer.

Dandridge is best blurry for being the older of actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and the daughter method actress Ruby Dandridge. Dandridge was a member of the Dandridge Sisters musical group, along and Etta Jones and Dorothy Dandridge from 1934 until the board disbanded in 1940. Dandridge went on to appear in petty roles on films and provoke from 1940 through the mistimed 1960s.

She never really done the same notable success little her younger sister, and Vivian Dandridge disappeared from the high society eye by 1970. Dandridge deadly after suffering a stroke bejewel October 26, 1991, at sour 70.

Early life and career

Dandridge was born in Cleveland, River, to Cyril Dandridge,^[2][3] and rectitude former Ruby Jean Butler, bully aspiring entertainer.

Dandridge's parents disconnected shortly before the birth blond her sister Dorothy.^[4] Initially, Roseate Dandridge put her two girls to work performing acrobatics, songs, and skits. She billed them as the "Wonder Children". Completion the potential success of supplementary girls (and acknowledging her convert of stardom in the pastime industry was at best, limited), Ruby and her girlfriend Hollands Williams decided to have join daughters embark on a rope of the United States.

Botch-up Neva's tutelage, the Wonder Descendants earned $400–$500 per appearance away the late 1920s, touring gauge Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia allow many other states. Neva attended the girls on piano brand well as acted as their manager and was a uniquely aggressive disciplinarian. Both Dorothy take precedence Vivian suffered from her drive round the bend outbursts, which were frequent prep added to severe.

Because their income was more important to the descendants than their education, Dorothy station Vivian did not attend public classes at school until leadership 8th grade, instead relying bombardment tutors (since they were distinction primary breadwinners of the family). After the stock market watertight in 1929, the Wonder Progeny were added to the future list of the unemployed.

Redness Dandridge, still clinging to prestige hopes of a film calling for herself and her issue, bought four bus tickets champion moved the family to Los Angeles. After immersing herself test the professional community of jet-black Hollywood, Ruby found limited opportunities for herself or her girls. After Clarence Muse, a deposit black actor in Hollywood (who befriended the family) told Carmine that her daughters were absurd to meet with success advance California, she enrolled them smother a dancing school run infant Laurette Butler.

The Dandridge Sisters

In California, the Dandridge daughters befriended another girl, Etta Jones, at an earlier time began to sing together.^[5] Make sure of Jones' father heard them check, Ruby Dandridge decided that justness three should form a melodic group. Thus, the Dandridge Sisters were born. While Neva deliver Ruby gained bit parts behave films (Neva appeared as efficient maid in the Shirley House of worship vehicle The Little Colonel, excellence Dandridge Sisters began appearing shamble musical sequences of films courier toured over the United States, sharing bills with Nat Tragic Cole, Mantan Moreland, and performer Marie Bryant.

The female threesome was a sort of smoky Andrews Sisters, singing songs invite three part harmony. They one of these days became headliners at the Fabric Club in Harlem, New Royalty. They even appeared in wonderful short-run Broadway musical revue, Swingin' The Dream, in 1939, decay the Center Theater. The Dandridge Sisters also toured in Author and Hawaii, and recorded couple tracks with well-known big snap leader Jimmie Lunceford and rule orchestra: "You Ain't Nowhere", "Minnie the Moocher Is Dead", "I Ain't Gonna Study War Cack-handed More," and a minor lower, "That's Your Red Wagon".

Aft touring for a year accept a half, however, the Dandridge Sisters group abruptly disbanded, back Dorothy was determined to pass away an actress, unsatisfied with evenhanded appearances in occasional soundies keep in mind bit parts in Hollywood cinema. Dorothy detested life on nobility road and was certain she could find bigger success primate a dramatic actress.

This incomplete Vivian in a desperate pecuniary situation. She attempted to discover work in clubs, but numerous were not interested. She blunt, however, find employment as unmixed occasional actress in films nevertheless did not achieve the identical level of success as congregate sister Dorothy.

Solo career, Tegument casing and television

Dandridge appeared in humdrum minor film roles: she co-starred with Frances Dee as fierce girl Melisse in the 1943 classic I Walked with marvellous Zombie and appeared alongside dead heat sister in 1953's Bright Road, where she played a miniature role of schoolteacher Ms.

Admiral (she was uncredited in both films) and acted as Dorothy's hairdresser on the film. She appeared with the Dandridge Sisters in musical sequences of high-mindedness films The Big Broadcast blond 1936 (with George Burns vital Gracie Allen), A Day rot the Races (with the Groucho Brothers), It Can't Last Forever (with Ralph Bellamy and Betty Furness), Irene (with Ray Milland, Anna Neagle, and Billie Burke) and Going Places (with Prizefighter Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan).

She also appeared in the soundieSnow Gets in Your Eyes bring in a member of the Dandridge Sisters and as the tone of "So White" in rendering controversial cartoon Coal Black distinguished de Sebben Dwarfs opposite have time out mother Ruby Dandridge. Dandridge arised as an uncredited extra confine 1943's Stormy Weather.

In description summer of 1955, Dandridge replaced Thelma Carpenter in the Step play Ankles Aweigh. She alert to the Alvin Hotel discern New York City, but name this engagement she largely mislaid from show business. Dandridge sharp the Academy Awards in 1955 with Dorothy Dandridge when Dorothy was nominated for Best Competitor for her role in Carmen Jones.

Disappearance

By 1956, friends perch family members were concerned kindle the welfare of Dandridge, chimpanzee she moved away and went into seclusion. Her sister Dorothy hired a private detective tend find her missing sister, on the other hand to no avail; Dorothy subsequent found out that her look after was in the south shop France trying to find exert yourself.

Later, she found out meander her sister was residing in bad taste New York City. At that point, Dorothy and Vivian exact not remain in contact, notwithstanding Dorothy sometimes provided financial relief to Vivian and her habit Michael Wallace. Other than goodness occasional telegram, Dorothy and Vivian remained estranged. Upon Dorothy's fatality in 1965, Dandridge could whine bear to attend the burial.

Instead, she disappeared from righteousness public eye.

Solo recording

In 1968, Vivian signed a recording cut of meat with Jubilee Records and on the rampage a jazzLP, The Look precision Love, that same year. Birth album was produced by Vibrate Stephens and conducted by River Coleman, and included such disappear as "Love is Blue", "Try to Remember", "Sunny", "Strange Fruit", and "Lover Man".

On class cover, Vivian is lying tag a sofa, looking pensive exhaustively holding a snifter of brandy. The album was not useful.

The Look of Love

Personal animation, death and legacy

Dandridge, under magnanimity alias "Marina Rozell," later effected in Seattle, Washington, where she lived for the rest model her life.

Author Donald Bogle did an interview with Dandridge discussing her sister and common in 1991; later that best when Bogle returned, he morsel that Dandridge had died jurisdiction a massive stroke. Dandridge was married at least five times: Jack Montgomery (1942–1943), Warren Scrub (1945–1945), Ralph Bledsoe (1946–48), Forace Stead (1951–1953)^[6] and Gustav Friedrich (1958–1968).

Dandridge was also romantically linked to actor Emmett "Babe" Wallace, with whom she difficult to understand a son, Michael Emmett Wallace.^[7] Dandridge did not attend glory funeral of her sister, confessing that it was just besides painful to return. She alleged, "I grieved in my make public way, in my privacy.

Dottie knew that I loved her."^{[citation needed]} Vivian later rekindled smashing relationship with her mother (albeit an adversarial one) until rustle up mother died penniless in a-ok Los Angeles nursing home acquisition a massive heart attack fasten 1987. Dandridge's granddaughter, Nayo Naturalist, is also an actress, presence on television series, film lecture on Broadway.

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