Dorothy Dandridge, Angel Face

"I suppose you could say that I basically kind of emotional, and there are some things, such as graduations and your husband being there when your baby is born, that are very important to me. I missed both of those.  My husband was not there when my baby was born and I  did miss my graduation. And I think the only constructive thing I have done about it is instead of crawling in a hole somewhere or dying on a vine, I use it in my acting, which comes out in an emotional way.  If I have a scene to do that is emotional, it is easy for me to grab an emotion, because I already have them there - little hurts." "This is the biggest hurt of all my whole life." Dorothy's daughter Harolyn was born brain-damaged.  When Dorothy could no longer care for her, Harolyn was put into a private home.

Jet Jul 24, 2000 In this issue in the CELEBRITIES category concerning deaths, Harolyn is listed as survived by concerning her father Harold Nicholas' death. Love Dorothy's hair like this!  This is such a cute picture of her and Harolyn!  Look at the layout of the table!  Dorothy must have learned this from her Jamaican mother Ruby....presentation of the food is just as important in how it tastes :) with Mommy (Dorothy's most treasured photo) Mommy with daughter.

Ruby Dandridge  ( Ruby Jean Butler)  (March 3, 1900 – October 17, 1987)  Actress, acrobat Ruby trained her daughters to sing, dance, perform acrobatics and recite poetry. Ruby had three brothers.  Her father was a musical and religious West Indian known as George Frank or George Butler.  George was born in Jamaica and he married a Mexican girl.  Ruby's dad George had a winning West Indian accent.  Dorothy never met him or her uncles.  He ran a local grocery store and later a local Negro school in Kansas, as a principal. Ruby was born in Wichita, Kansas.  Learned to sing, dance, do acrobatics, horseback ride.   Appeared in Amos 'n' Andy on both radio and television. Was married to Cyril Dandridge  from 1919 to 1922. Children: Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge Grandchildren: Harolyn Suzanne Nicholas, Michael Emmett Wallace 'You ain't going to work in Mister Charley's kitchen like me...