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  • @KarineAlourde
    @KarineAlourde  ปีที่แล้ว +1434

    "Avoid popularity. It has many snares and no real benefit."
    - Dorothy Dandridge.
    Watch my vintage black Hollywood starlets playlist if you liked this video th-cam.com/play/PLjQibLG11RaGyAVqWeFaGk-RqloDs2bBd.html

    • @AB-sm1qf
      @AB-sm1qf ปีที่แล้ว +119

      My mom told me the same thing when I was little and has remained firm about it. Privacy is the most expensive and valuable luxury.

    • @Sokew86
      @Sokew86 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I would like suggest an another Dorothy, Dorothy Arzner was a director during 20/30 decades . She did the Paramount's first talk film "the wild party"in 1928.

    • @mousemd
      @mousemd ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank Goodness things have changed. At least, somewhat. I am just thinking Halle Berry..I guess I think of her because she portrayed Dorothy in that movie 🎥

    • @gregyoung3278
      @gregyoung3278 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree....especially for herself.

    • @godsentjesustosetusallfree9859
      @godsentjesustosetusallfree9859 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Karine, someone's using your image for spam

  • @myfeminineperspective6889
    @myfeminineperspective6889 ปีที่แล้ว +3984

    "She was dubbed the Black Marilyn Monroe, BUT actually Marilyn Monroe was the White Dorothy Dandridge." 🎯

    • @jesusiscoming6817
      @jesusiscoming6817 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marilyn Monroe was a man....

    • @kOmack880
      @kOmack880 ปีที่แล้ว +368

      It always saddens me a little when black women put up pics of Marilyn instead of Dorothy...I be like🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      No she was a Marilyn wannabe. Y’all know it.

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kOmack880ell Marilyn was that bitch. TF!! Don’t nobody fiend for black women but black men. Black women are the least desired next to the Asian man. These are facts. Before she gets in the bed she has to hang up her wig. Who wants that? And don’t say prince harry either because his wife can pass for white.

    • @Imagewithpower
      @Imagewithpower ปีที่แล้ว

      Marilyn Monroe was the “WHITE” Dorothy Dandridge!!!

  • @plantgirl2861
    @plantgirl2861 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    "If I was white, I would have captured the world"
    This broke my heart. She deserved so much more

    • @genovasquez8361
      @genovasquez8361 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley were highly over rated

    • @jamiecurran3544
      @jamiecurran3544 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      This also brought a tear to my eye too!😥💜✌️

    • @Ava-rb4cn
      @Ava-rb4cn ปีที่แล้ว

      :(

    • @joanneblack7697
      @joanneblack7697 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This fact is so true, and I can think of others in other fields that could say the same thing, and be RIGHT. And I'm white, and I STILL know it's true. And don't call me "woke" in the derogatory way that's become fashionable to do. I just paid attention in history, and then supplemented my knowledge by going to the library to get the full info on things. And too damned many things broke my heart ... and when I was in grade school, shocked the daylights out of me. Oh, I could really start ranting right now, but ... I won't.

    • @joannepaz7331
      @joannepaz7331 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She looks more White than Black to me. There's no way she was JUST Black ! Good ole DNA

  • @zacharyrome3432
    @zacharyrome3432 ปีที่แล้ว +1588

    She's never gotten 25% of the mainstream love she deserves !!!

    • @beautifullovechannel
      @beautifullovechannel ปีที่แล้ว +28

      This is Halle Barry . Reincarnated now. She got her award on this life, she completed what she didn’t finish as dandridge.

    • @cookingcrimescocktails3703
      @cookingcrimescocktails3703 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So true didn't even know about her till Halle Berry's movie so 😭

    • @ivyreid7
      @ivyreid7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@beautifullovechannel Halle Berry is a biracial woman and Dorothy is a BLACK woman. No hate Halle deserved that award and so did Dorothy even though they gave it to a white woman.

    • @beautifullovechannel
      @beautifullovechannel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ivyreid7 nahhh i get it. I get frustrated when 1/16 mfa apply for scholarships and take that shit from kids in the hood who REALLLLY NEEEEED IT

    • @beautifullovechannel
      @beautifullovechannel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ivyreid7 claiming ancestry when Convenient smh

  • @sarahthomas2506
    @sarahthomas2506 ปีที่แล้ว +1128

    She absolutely set the blueprint! She made possible for future black actresses to become an actress in the Hollywood industry! What she endured and had to go through in those days, man! Halle Berry did an amazing job portraying Dorothy! It was so sad what she went through! She seemed not have the right men in her life tho! I love her movies!! Very stunning! She was a trailblazer!!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘💕💕💕

    • @gregyoung3278
      @gregyoung3278 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, she was the opposite to me as she stated above. It was short time fun I guess, but became misery later.

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว

      She was no blueprint.

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว

      You keisha’s are not special

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah Dorothy is a wannabe Marilyn Monroe, but she could never compete with her period. 💁🏼‍♀️

    • @iris7301
      @iris7301 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jessicamarie8299Yuck you’re so insecure

  • @leutiagrey8030
    @leutiagrey8030 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I can clearly see how she inspired Marilyn! The hair! The dresses, down to her eye brows!! They even have the same beauty marks near the lips. Dorothy was gorgeous!!!

  • @SinaLaJuanaLewis
    @SinaLaJuanaLewis ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Never settle, know your worth. She was a diamond and the men she loved were pieces of coal. Even though some were successful, they tried to dim her light🙏🏾😔

    • @KamuSaladi
      @KamuSaladi ปีที่แล้ว +10

      🎯

    • @rjmwilliams1659
      @rjmwilliams1659 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Accurate, .. the behavior characterizations long observed & spouse most certainly are an 'assured' peril.

    • @Incredible_Geez
      @Incredible_Geez ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok. How did she go out tho? They never miss an opportunity to shit on us do they fellas? Rest in Peace Dorothy....half these hair hats on here talking smack don't even live by your philosophy.....NOR do they pattern themselves after you they pattern themselves after WHITE WOMEN LIKE MARILYN MONROE. 👍

  • @fannywood9022
    @fannywood9022 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    Another tragic beauty used and abused through the system that continues to plague society today.She deserved better what a magnificent woman!!!Thank you!

    • @patriciabridges6735
      @patriciabridges6735 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I didn't know all the downs Dorothy Dandridge suffered during her life. It
      sorrows my heart to hear them. What an absolute beauty she was! Rest in Peace.

  • @danavixen6274
    @danavixen6274 ปีที่แล้ว +666

    Carmen Jones is one of my FAVORITE films from the 1950s. Halle Berry did Ms. Dandridge justice in her portrayal. If there isn't one, there needs to be a Dorothy Dandridge calendar among other merchandising! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @beautifullovechannel
      @beautifullovechannel ปีที่แล้ว +18

      This is Halle Barry . Reincarnated now. She got her award on this life, she completed what she didn’t finish as dandridge.

    • @danavixen6274
      @danavixen6274 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@beautifullovechannel You never know....🤔

    • @TheQuietStorm630
      @TheQuietStorm630 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@beautifullovechannel Emphatically True. You see it too huh?

    • @juanitamorgan5475
      @juanitamorgan5475 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's mixed race she's both black and white and so stunning

    • @charlajefferson9220
      @charlajefferson9220 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@juanitamorgan5475 what is your point? Smh

  • @VenusianTaureau
    @VenusianTaureau ปีที่แล้ว +482

    I discovered Dorothy when I saw Halle Berry play her in the film “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge” and I wanted to know more about her! I feel she was wasted by the studio system but I’m thankful that she created her own legacy her own way. She was also IMO the most beautiful, stylish and glamorous movie star of all time!

  • @beautifulqueen4645
    @beautifulqueen4645 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Her beauty, talented and class is unmatched she was the blueprint for many women.

    • @valeriapope8250
      @valeriapope8250 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Beautiful Queen.... especially for women of color.

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marilyn Monroe was more beautiful

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marilyn Monroe was also more talented that’s why she was more popular stay mad keisha

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@valeriapope8250Yet you keisha’s are not even wanted by your own men bahaha 😂

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@valeriapope8250What’s funny is how keisha’s think they can compete with whttttttte women nah our beauty and class are unmatched that’s why y’all try to had to copy us.

  • @joanneblack7697
    @joanneblack7697 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Dorothy Dandridge strikes me as exceptionally beautiful, smart and talented. Most of the men in her life sound like total users! Stealing her money, jealous of her talent ... trying to control her ... I know it's kind of a common Hollywood story, but wow. I'd be depressed too. Thank you Karine for these very informative documentaries. It looks like they require a lot of work! 💓

    • @TamaraGarrettAlpha
      @TamaraGarrettAlpha ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sounds like all.the sh** these folks do..Regular or Famous.

  • @MsGemini
    @MsGemini ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I would love to see a movie that just showed the friendship of Dorothy & Marilyn! Iconic 🤩

    • @MissCellanious1
      @MissCellanious1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Put it out there Gem 🤷🏽‍♀️ 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @90sbaby1
      @90sbaby1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hollywood will never show a white woman copying a black woman!?

    • @eyeroglyph4274
      @eyeroglyph4274 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      As much as I hate to say it: They (they meaning Hollywood) would NEVER!!! They couldn’t risk the masses finding out Marilyn was influenced by a black woman!
      And if they did by chance put out a movie I bet the story would be twisted to fit the narrative that they want.

    • @NavySharkz
      @NavySharkz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a great idea!

    • @sagittariusbeauty
      @sagittariusbeauty 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ll definitely want to see it!

  • @Model_Roe
    @Model_Roe ปีที่แล้ว +714

    People have no idea Dorothy and Marilyn Monroe were very good friends and Marilyn was heavily influenced by Dorothy and got a lot of her sex kitten persona from Dorothy

    • @Kreezword913
      @Kreezword913 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I can see that❤

    • @clivecarser7356
      @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They weren't and she didn't.

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe ปีที่แล้ว +118

      @@clivecarser7356 it's on record they were I'm assuming you knew them personally?

    • @clivecarser7356
      @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Model_Roe never heard of a friendship between marilyn and Dorothy, can you give a a reference please.

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @@clivecarser7356 how old are you? Nowadays people use Google get with the times grandpa 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Imagine being besties with Ella Fitzgerald and Dorothy Dandrige. What conversations those would be!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. ปีที่แล้ว +260

    Dorothy Dandrige was absolutely fabulous! My favourite story about her is how Otto Preminger thought she was too shy to play ‘Carmen’ and she took up the challenge. She read the script and studied it. She arrived at the audition as Carmen.
    (Source: BeKindRewind)

    • @willnill7946
      @willnill7946 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Can we get some videos about men

  • @Undercoverneird
    @Undercoverneird ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Her features are perfect, she’s a beauty like no other.

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know her features are white? That’s I mean y’all only think she’s beautiful because of her mixed looks.

    • @wandering4786
      @wandering4786 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She’s mixed with a lot of different ethnicities. You can see the beautify of them all.

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wandering4786 bullshit!!!

    • @wandering4786
      @wandering4786 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@defangel164 How is it bullshit? Google is free. Us mixed ppl do not need to be erased. That’s not right.

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wandering4786 for real!! She was mixed with different races? Google it? Are you sure? Because when I did google it, it said her father was black and her mother was mixed with black and Caucasian. Y’all are liars. Most of the roles she played was a whore. Yes she couldn’t compare to Marilyn because Marilyn was winning. She’s remembered not Dorthy!

  • @heythatslia6595
    @heythatslia6595 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    she deserved so much more.

  • @queenjetblack2647
    @queenjetblack2647 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    There should be T-shirts with Dorothy Dandridge on them just like there are t-shirts with pictures of Marilyn Monroe. They don't want us to forget Marilyn because she is everywhere on clothes, pictures, stores, etc.

  • @crystalsherman8896
    @crystalsherman8896 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Dorothy Dandrige was beautiful and talented. R.I.P

  • @nenala7684
    @nenala7684 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Halle berry really was destined for her role!

    • @thedarkbaby
      @thedarkbaby ปีที่แล้ว +3

      u should watch Sloan Bella - Dorothy channeling. It’s very insightful and brought a light on how important and impactful that role was for Berry ❤

    • @nenala7684
      @nenala7684 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thedarkbaby thabk you

    • @learhaynes1002
      @learhaynes1002 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Facts

  • @jessicataylor7005
    @jessicataylor7005 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Madame Tussauds needs to honor Ms. Dandridge with her own wax figure. True legend gone too soon.

    • @canyondirtdriver
      @canyondirtdriver ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They won't do that because they don't want the world to know who inspired Marilyn.

  • @loveleeluv7
    @loveleeluv7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    She looked like a real Barbie doll ✨! It's sad she had such bad choices of men, from her first husband who neglected her to her seeking public recognition with the white men later on who only turned out to use her... Aside from the fact how the world harshly regarded her special needs daughter and people of similar condition back then.
    May Dorothy's trailblazing legacy in Hollywood be revived and widely acknowledged from hereon✨⚡.

  • @jigglejello
    @jigglejello ปีที่แล้ว +47

    We know who and about Harold Nicolas. He is half of the famous Nicholas Brothers. He died in 2000. He danced pretty much up until his death. If youve ever seen the movie the five heartbeats, he played the dancing war vet, Sarge who was able to get the group "in step" with each other and help defined their style. As for Harolyn because of cerebral issues that were due to either a delayed birth or forceps used during labor, it's been reported that she lived to be 60 yrs old and in 2003 she died in the institution she lived in most of her life. With no one coming to claim her body she was lost in paperwork for years . Its quite sad the issues and hardships that plagued their whole family (extended included) . I hope Dorothy and all of her family are at peace. Thank you for the video

  • @levil4012
    @levil4012 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This woman was NATURALLY STUNNING..

  • @ImaniHospedale
    @ImaniHospedale ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I dressed as her for Halloween this year. Such an icon. Learned so much about her and felt truly divine. Her power was magnetic.

  • @TDS927
    @TDS927 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Dorothy Dandridge was billed as one of the 5 most beautiful women in the world at the height of her fame. I I,000% concur. They don't make them like her anymore. She wasn't just beautiful on the outside. She had a certain it factor or quality that is rare. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @godsentjesustosetusallfree9859
    @godsentjesustosetusallfree9859 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    We all make bad choices and she made a lot of them waiting on men. Self love would've done so much for her life and would have most likely helped prevent her suicide. Beautiful women even have struggle

    • @ivyreid7
      @ivyreid7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It was much more than that. To be a black woman back then is something you obviously don’t understand…

    • @hedheiclark6048
      @hedheiclark6048 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking the same smh

    • @whatwhat9004
      @whatwhat9004 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let’s play the finger sized, little violin 🎻 for “beautiful women”

    • @godsentjesustosetusallfree9859
      @godsentjesustosetusallfree9859 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@whatwhat9004 let's feel empathy for all women, ugly or beautiful, no matter race or size. She may have been beautiful but that doesn't make her less of a human being.

  • @PopCultureCarnivore1
    @PopCultureCarnivore1 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    She deserved so much more. Her story is quite tragic, and that man of hers ruined her. Her beauty was wow.

  • @xoLia555
    @xoLia555 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    She was absolutely stunning! I wish things would’ve turned out differently for her 😢

  • @emmegirl6586
    @emmegirl6586 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Oh my goodness! I want to cry! Such a beautiful, talented, successful woman, I can't believe she had to settle for relationships with all these (by comparison) unattractive low-life men who treated her so poorly. She deserved so much better!

  • @melissaleoncreolenola
    @melissaleoncreolenola ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I disagree with the Beyonce status... I'm really tired of people comparing Beyonce with Legendary Icons... it's annoying...other than that... I loved the video... I just don't understand why Beyonce is always talked about when it comes to black women going through racism and hardships to make it in the Entertainment Industry

  • @michaeld.williamsiii9026
    @michaeld.williamsiii9026 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    What a stunningly gorgeous woman and will always be personally cherished by me. Such a heartbreakingly tragic end, and the sad abuse if not heartache she suffered. 💔Halle Berry was absolutely phenomenal as her in the biographical movie May she forever Rest In Peace.🤍🙏🏾🤍

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah she was stunning because she looked mixed. Where your Lauren Hill and Whoopie actress’s at getting that type of love?

    • @whatwhat9004
      @whatwhat9004 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@defangel164 She looks mixed?? She’s literally brown skinned

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@whatwhat9004 here I’m going to help you out. I’m going copy paste what it says on google.
      Dandridge was born in Cleveland in 1922, the daughter of actress Ruby Dandridge and her estranged husband, Cyril. Both parents were of mixed racial origin, and young Dorothy inherited copper-colored skin and Caucasian features.

    • @defangel164
      @defangel164 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whatwhat9004 quit saying just anything. That’s a bad trait for black women (American) simps, and niggas who grew up raised by single mothers.

    • @whatwhat9004
      @whatwhat9004 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@defangel164 Dude 🤦🏽‍♂️. There are a bunch of articles related to her ethnicity that you could copy and paste from various websites. Congratulations on finding one that says “Caucasian features” in a sentence, but to act like that one single article is some holy grail to describe her looks just shows how foolish you think. Once again, you yourself can’t even say what a “caucasian facial feature” even is. It’s almost as pathetic as when Elizabeth Warren said her having high cheekbones means she’s Native American. Smdh

  • @Sweetheart0189
    @Sweetheart0189 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    She’s the most prettiest person to have ever lived in my eyes! 😍 gorgeous!!

  • @OreliaLatrice
    @OreliaLatrice ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Very classy, very beautiful. ❤ She deserved so much more than what she received in her lifetime.

  • @spicyhot2552
    @spicyhot2552 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Dorothy Dandridge was an icon, she was our black Marylin Monroe ..We definetly need some Dirothy Dandridge attire...such as t shirts ,cups & posters etc.

    • @mariamart_0
      @mariamart_0 ปีที่แล้ว

      same she was my Marilyn Monroe…and will always be my Marilyn Monroe. She is Marilyn Monroe’s equivalent and equal- 🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️

    • @kashandaturner4739
      @kashandaturner4739 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You gave me an idea to print and make some

  • @drebugsita
    @drebugsita ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Sooooo gorgeous! She makes it look effortless, true natural beauty and grace. And what style. But what a tragic life, full of betrayal (on top of the indignities of racism). I really feel for her...

  • @lrose1046
    @lrose1046 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    All i see is Marilyn...!! the fact that she looked to Miss Dandridge for inspiration makes me adore her even more. Two beautiful souls gone to soon. Thank you for keeping their legacies alive!

  • @beauteefulhill3830
    @beauteefulhill3830 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I absolutely loved Dorothy Dandridge She was so beautiful and talented. R. I. P.

  • @loirinlancaster3
    @loirinlancaster3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    It was a sad demise that didn’t have to happen. Dorothy became the all too tragic tale of what happens when your doing your best to climb to the top without proper assistance because people either want to see you fail or make it.

  • @cdmbooks1493
    @cdmbooks1493 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Here is what happened to Dorothy's sister: Vivian Dandridge
    She lived in Seattle for the last eight years of her life, but changed her stage name to Marina Rozell after her third marriage. She seldom performed any longer except at open-mic nights. She died at the age of 70 in 1991 from a stroke.

  • @hoibsh21
    @hoibsh21 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Dorothy Dandridge was stunning!

  • @couponnation
    @couponnation ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Beautiful woman but 5'5"is not short for a woman., That is a nice height for a woman.

  • @majestywright8339
    @majestywright8339 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She absolutely has my heart.💙 My favorite starlet. Dorothy Dandridge was a true beauty and class act.

  • @dalerimoller272
    @dalerimoller272 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What a horribly sad story. She deserved so much better in life. Even today- her name should be known just as much as Marilyn Monroe is. Heart breaking. Rest In Peace Dorothy.

  • @CarlyzClozet
    @CarlyzClozet ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I loved me some Dorothy Dandridge. Her story was just so sad. But what a beautiful talented woman. We must keep her legacy alive. Thanks for this video

  • @agnesbamurange7404
    @agnesbamurange7404 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’m ashamed that I didn’t know her, sad that she’s not remembered as one of the biggest 60’s actress

  • @Pulsonar
    @Pulsonar ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As a child I remember seeing Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen with Harry Belafonte, and being confused about the relative absence of publicity around this stunning and talented actress. This was one of the first indicators in my childhood that made me realise that USA was not a good place to be if you were black. It reinforced the social unrest and civil rights incidents that happened that we heard about in the 60s and 70s as we grew up.

  • @lilyryeo2676
    @lilyryeo2676 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Wow she was effortlessly gorgeous! her beauty is timeless! when I look at her style she's so classic - you could easily wear a lot of her fits today. She deserves to be at the top of any list.

  • @thediamondstandard
    @thediamondstandard ปีที่แล้ว +46

    An underrated ICON. She deserves all the flowers❤❤

  • @abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192
    @abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    RIP to the ever so beautiful Ms. Dorothy Dandridge.

  • @cc1966ful
    @cc1966ful 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    according to quincy jones...ERRRYBUDDY had some sort of 'relationship' with marlon brando...there needed to be a support group for anyone who knew him, dated him, slept with him or just brushed up against him in a crowded room...

  • @LaReginaPatrizia
    @LaReginaPatrizia ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I felt that Otto Preminger was somewhat jealous of her. He didn't want her to really succeed.

  • @paigefaith4924
    @paigefaith4924 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    What a beauty!! She walked so Miss Monroe could run 🌹👠

  • @RodniThorpeTK
    @RodniThorpeTK ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Always appreciate your breakdowns Karine and you're right, it is up to the people to keep DD's legacy alive. A fave quote of hers is "I can't play a slave." I know that's right lol.

  • @christineml1476
    @christineml1476 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Been waiting for this one - Dorothy was an absolute goddess.

  • @LaReginaPatrizia
    @LaReginaPatrizia ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I have always admired her. I hate that she constantly sought validation from white men. However, I guess she was a product of the times.

    • @tcrijwanachoudhury
      @tcrijwanachoudhury ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same here, the industry was and still is run by them in spite of globalised industry. Speaking as a working actress if you dont, you can get labelled as difficult and lose work

    • @LaReginaPatrizia
      @LaReginaPatrizia ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tcrijwanachoudhury what a shame.

    • @ivyreid7
      @ivyreid7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s much deeper that her just soughting out validation from white men…

    • @LaReginaPatrizia
      @LaReginaPatrizia ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ivyreid7 In what way?

  • @reginawilliams1398
    @reginawilliams1398 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Dorothy Dandridge was an amazing actress as well as a beautiful woman. I would like to know more about her family as well. Thank you for keeping us posted and if you have anything else greatly appreciate it.

  • @yanabgamin307
    @yanabgamin307 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Also I wish we knew who runs her estate if there is one :( . She truly is iconic. She should be as marketed in merchandise as much as Marylin monroe. Id love that. And the profits should go to the care of her daughter.

    • @tiffanydearmon
      @tiffanydearmon ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I believe her daughter passed away years ago

    • @danhardi4757
      @danhardi4757 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You never know in Hollywood..

  • @Cool_Girl247
    @Cool_Girl247 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would love to hear more about the whereabouts of her estranged family members. Great cover Karine 👌🏽

    • @latoyagriffin1410
      @latoyagriffin1410 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am interested on such facts too! I do know that a detroit-based actor, Denzell Dandridge is a grand-nephew of Dorothy. He is a great actor, though he is usually in Independent films that are featured on Tubi.

  • @eastafrika728
    @eastafrika728 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Dorothy Dandrige kissing Harry Belafonte is a match in heaven.

  • @lucycarola
    @lucycarola 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    If ya’ll knew anything about Marilyn, you’d understand that this makes a lot of sense. Marilyn, as Sinatra had LOTS of inspiration from these women. Marilyn had a lot of similar friendships with fellow black artists. It wasn’t just Ella Fitzgerald.

    • @JohnJones-bk8tj
      @JohnJones-bk8tj 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Keep in mind this is the 50's now both women endure Soo much that the Hollywood kept hidden what these women went through

  • @itscollysworld1389
    @itscollysworld1389 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Thank you for your time and effort ❤ so many of our black artists tragically leave us and we never know about them.. only what we are “told”

    • @canyondirtdriver
      @canyondirtdriver ปีที่แล้ว

      The white institutions. They have so much energy and support for the LGBTQ+ but not us. No compensation like they did to the Jews, Native Americans & Aboriginals.

    • @clivecarser7356
      @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well it's up to you to do the research and educate yourself.

    • @user-pj7we7wd5t
      @user-pj7we7wd5t ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@clivecarser7356 but, Gosh, wouldn't it help if these artists were rightfully celebrated and in our face as much as other white icons were!

    • @clivecarser7356
      @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว

      @user-pj7we7wd5t well I discovered Marilyn and Dorothy around the same time !!! Long before the Internet, when information wasn't so easily accessible. It was up to the individual to do the research.

  • @wandareese9618
    @wandareese9618 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ms.karine dorothy dandrige is one of my favorite actress i finally saw the movie starring halle berry i finally saw her life how she was as person and actress to love you dorothy dandrige rip.

  • @pinkruby09
    @pinkruby09 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Such a sad life -she deserves more recognition

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Now that you mention the parallels, I can see glimpses of Dorothy Dandrige in that scene from ‘Niagara’ where she wears that iconic dress and tells a guy to play her record.

  • @nikkibee4277
    @nikkibee4277 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Otto Premininger hurt her professionally due to his controlling nature. She deserved better. Her loss was such a tragedy 😢 💔

  • @mstt3530
    @mstt3530 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Very sad ending! 😢She needs her flowers 💐

  • @juanitayoung7541
    @juanitayoung7541 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I LOVE DOROTHY DANDRIDGE!!!!!! 🥰 Carmen Jones is the ONLY musical that I will watch repeatedly!! Such a beautiful and talented woman that NEVER received all the credit she should have and fought tooth and nail in EVERYTHING she did in her short life!! So happy to have been born on her birthday! 🥰

  • @riconui5227
    @riconui5227 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Excellent piece. If any actor at the time could make a claim to have "it", it would have been Dorothy. She could dance, she could sing and she could certainly act. She was beautiful..... and very nice looking too.
    She deserved so much better than Hollywood of the time was willing to provide.

  • @queenjlacy351
    @queenjlacy351 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love Dorothy Danridge 💜. She is such a beautiful and true Queen. I love her beauty, her voice and just her overall. I just love hearing the fact that Marilyn Monroe and her really good friends. (To be honest I love the fact that Marilyn played her part in fighting against racism back then. Like the story how she helped Ella Fitzgerald to get booked in one of the night clubs and she told the owner of the nightclub that if they don't book her then she would not come to the club anymore. And when she did get booked Marilyn kept her promise and she came there every night and sat in the front row. Hearing that story always warned my heart because knowing that Marilyn was really a person who didn't see color she just saw people and didn't care about race😊💜.) Now there was another article that I read that really made me so happy it involved Dorothy and Marlon Brando and I read an article where Dorothy and Marlon attended a ceremony and I believe Dorothy had won an award for something and Marlon was the one giving the award to her and when she got up on stage to recieve the award Marlon flat out kissed her on the lips in front of everybody that was there💯😊. Now I know back in the day that was very taboo and I want to say that was legal back then but see I love the fact that Marlon didn't care he just flat out did it because the man liked what he like and he liked miss beautiful Dorothy Dandridge. If I was Dorothy hell I wouldn't even be mad at him for that 💯.
    But I truly love this and I love Miss Dorothy Dandridge May that woman rest in peace and paradise she will ever for be a true Queen💜👑✨.

  • @shawndacooper7585
    @shawndacooper7585 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dorothy is Still An Icon in my Eyes!!!😊😮😊

  • @NicoleSlays
    @NicoleSlays ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Just in time! 🥰 she sure was Marilyn's muse.. this is gonna be good. Love you Karine ❤️🥰💕

  • @MauriceRivers415
    @MauriceRivers415 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She was classic, gorgeous, and elegance personified. A timeless beauty that time & tide cannot ever touch.

  • @wendylee7242
    @wendylee7242 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I loved Carmen Jones,she was wonderful in that role, I like when the boxer husky miller told pearl Bailey,don't come back unless you got heatwave wit ya...she was beautiful,and like many of us she had childhood trauma that haunted her all her life... You narrated this story perfectly....

  • @accidentsafe
    @accidentsafe ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lovely. Just here to chime in that 5’5 isn’t short.

  • @marytelevision
    @marytelevision ปีที่แล้ว +19

    this one got me a bit teary eyed

  • @madelynrosaxoxo5490
    @madelynrosaxoxo5490 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Omg she was so gorgeous, how did I not hear of her before!?

  • @dorothyedwards7225
    @dorothyedwards7225 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dorothy is beautiful with great style, poise, talent, and class.

  • @clivecarser7356
    @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Marilyn monroe had already established her " marilyn " persona in niagra and gentlemen prefer blondes before Carmen Jones was made . Joyce Bryant who passed away recently, was known as the black marilyn monroe. I have never seen a photo of marilyn and Dorothy together and her sister was called Vivien,saw an interview with her once and she came across as jealous of Dorothy.

    • @bananafanalll6651
      @bananafanalll6651 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yea girl it’s lies. They weren’t friends and she wasn’t MMs muse. People just make stuff up nowadays out of thin air.

    • @clivecarser7356
      @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bananafanalll6651 exactly!!! Glad someone else's up to speed !!!

    • @BozeDoesGodsWork
      @BozeDoesGodsWork 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bruh use GOOGLE wtf is wrong with y’all. Why do you hate black women so much and won’t admit the truth.

  • @antonioallen1763
    @antonioallen1763 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Drop dead gorgeous woman.. A GODDESS...

  • @hwat9544
    @hwat9544 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    She was beautiful & talented!

  • @DDominoGeronimo
    @DDominoGeronimo ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Soooo glad you shed light on this queen, queen. Love ya the Zoe way. 🇭🇹🇱🇨🇵🇷

  • @67judge
    @67judge ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Beyoncé couldn’t hold a candle 🕯 next to Dorothy lMO.😅

  • @California0931
    @California0931 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I look at her & I see Kerry Washington & Halle Berry

  • @sanzbozo
    @sanzbozo ปีที่แล้ว +16

    So happy you did this video! She was so amazing, thank you!

  • @kimleonard5532
    @kimleonard5532 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    HE WAS THE BEST THANK MY GIRL 👧 SHE LOOK SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALL THOUGH WHITE WOMAN IN HOLLYWOOD AGAIN SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.

  • @tlfsag88
    @tlfsag88 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I learned a while back that her daughter died in 2003.

  • @sheng3229
    @sheng3229 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yassss I'm here for this video Karine! I'm so glad I discovered Dorthy through your video. She is such a glamor. Esp love that she and Marilyn were friends too! ❤ love this ❤❤

  • @blackcosmos
    @blackcosmos ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great presentation. I've always thought Janet Jackson had a striking resemblance to Dorothy Dandridge n should have played in her biopic btw, that thumbnail pic she looks so stunning ✨

  • @chukwunonsoibe809
    @chukwunonsoibe809 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First of all This woman is drop dead gorgeous
    What a black beauty

  • @cherrydhee
    @cherrydhee ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Joyce Bryant was known as the Black Marilyn Monroe. She was a singer and performer. She was a Civil rights activist and lived to be 95 years old. Dorothy was dubbed that name because of her affiliation with Monroe. But Dandridge's relationships with white men were frowned upon. Consider doing a video on Joyce Bryant you may like what you find out about her.

    • @clivecarser7356
      @clivecarser7356 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you ,glad someone else acknowledged joyce Bryant as the black marilyn monroe.

  • @dresomajor
    @dresomajor ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My fav actress. Thank you for highlighting her amazing talent and legacy! ♥️

  • @caamareyes3313
    @caamareyes3313 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She’s gorgeous 😍

  • @nadiaolivia
    @nadiaolivia ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I know I might get crucified for this lol but the first time I saw Doja Cat I couldn't help but think about how much she resembled Dorothy Dandridge. Her talent and beauty definitely stuck out to me. Love Dorothy Dandridge. She was so before her time ✨

    • @plantbasedbri_
      @plantbasedbri_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed with this as well

    • @robinmahan101
      @robinmahan101 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Doja Cat, yo me looks like a young version of Flashdance actress, Jennifer Beals.

    • @canyondirtdriver
      @canyondirtdriver ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. But everytime I say that, AA women call me a dusty.

    • @GalacticBarbieDoll
      @GalacticBarbieDoll ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@canyondirtdriver not dusty 😅😂

    • @plantbasedbri_
      @plantbasedbri_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@canyondirtdriver why would they say that? That’s literally not even a drag it’s a compliment they’re both gorgeous

  • @AfiTualatamalelagi
    @AfiTualatamalelagi 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This will always forever be a mystery to me, just hearing about her life story and also her daughter I know it hurt Dorothy to put her in a institution, but at the time there was just no support no family around no resources to help, especially being a young single black Mom at the time, I wish somebody could have helped Dorothy or assist her , could see why she fell into a depression. There’s so many issues going on, but not enough help for her or even support at the time, I can only imagine how lonely she must’ve felt with the people around her, especially those useless men! And to top it off not even be able to get the proper help and care for your own daughter I can tell she really loved her.

  • @jamiecurran3544
    @jamiecurran3544 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rest with Angel's Dorothy!😔💜✌️

  • @cdmbooks1493
    @cdmbooks1493 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks, for another amazing production. This is the most tragic one Karine. What happened to her daughter Harolyn was crazy. Her marriage to one of the Nicholas Brothers, who were famous dancers in the 40s and 50s was tragic. I heard too that Harolyn. Here is what happened to Harolyn: Harolyn Suzanne Nicholas was the daughter of Dorothy Dandridge, a famous American actress, singer, and dancer. She was born on September 2, 1943, and died in 2003 at the age of 60.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I remember learning about her on ‘BeKindRewind’ and I think she’d have a great career if the industry was kinder. Are they ever kind though? Nope.

  • @ChaeThompson
    @ChaeThompson ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes yes yes!!!!! Been waiting for this, always loved her ❤