Vivian Dandridge
Appearance
Vivian Dandridge | |
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Born | Vivian Alferetta Dandridge April 22, 1921 |
Died | October 26, 1991 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 70)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, dancer |
Spouse(s) | Jack Montgomery (1942–43) Warren Bracken (1943–44) Ralph Bledsoe (1946–47) Forace Stead (1951–53) Gustav Friedrich (1958–67) |
Partner | Emmett Wallace |
Children | Michael Emmett Wallace (b. 1943) |
Parent(s) | Ruby Dandridge Cyril Dandridge |
Family | Nayo Wallace (granddaughter) Dorothy Dandridge (sister) |
Vivian Alferetta Dandridge (April 26, 1921 – October 26, 1991) was an American singer, dancer and actress. She was the older sister of actress Dorothy Dandridge. She was a member of the Dandridge Sisters music group until it ended in 1940.[1] She played Melisse in the movie I Walked with a Zombie (1943). She was in the 1940 movie Irene.
Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She died of a stroke at age 70 in Seattle, Washington.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Dorothy Dandridge". The New York Times. Retrieved Oct 26, 2015.