ANN DANDRIDGE

 

Publicist to the Rich & Famous

Ann Dandridge  With over 30 years in Public Relations consulting,

Ann has helped many celebrities become the stars they are today.  Ann

worked with one of her clients, Earl Mills for ten years to get his book

optioned, which finally became the HBO Movie "Introducing Dorothy

Dandridge" starring Halle Berry, Dorothy is Ann's cousin,  She has worked

with the likes of Eric Root, author of Lana Turner's Biography, Motown

legend Martha Reeves of Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Dr. Jerry Buss,

owner of the LA Lakers, Ron Rice, founder of Hawaiian Tropic Suntan

Lotion, Elaine Young, Beverly Hills Realtor to the Stars, Mayor Harold

Washington, 1st Black Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Armand Hammer,

CEO of Occidental Petroleum and many other actors, models, producers,

writers and many events.

 

 

 

My Client EARL MILLS wrote this Book on My

Cousin DOROTHY DANDRIDGE that became a

HBO Movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"

Ann Dandridge

 

 

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

starring Halle Berry

 

The troubled life of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-

American woman to garner an Academy Award nomination

for Best Actress (for CARMEN JONES) is dramatized in

this fine made-for-HBO film from director Coolidge

(RAMBLING ROSE). Gorgeous Berry shines as Dandridge

in a role she seems born to play. Dandridge's close

relationship with her manager (Spiner) is examined, as is

her affair with director Otto Preminger, along with her first

marriage to dancer Harold Nicholas, with whom she gave

birth to a mentally disabled daughter. Aside from her

personal struggles, the film also demonstrates the rampant

racism of 1950's Hollywood which she had to endure

throughout her short career.

Courtesy of:  Screenplay, Inc

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 SCREENING FRIDAY NIGHT

TIME AND LOCATION TBA

 

ANN DANDRIDGE WILL DO

A Q & A AFTER FILM