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Ruby Dandridge was indeed a woman ahead of her time: after leaving Cyril in 1922—not something many women did in the 1920s—Ruby began a romance with Geneva Williams, a woman who, like Ruby, had left an unsatisfying marriage behind.
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Dorothy Dandridge with husband Jack Denison, 1959. Photo credit: Bettman. Her luck with romance did not get better and in 1959, Dorothy married failing nightclub owner, Jack Denison. He was mean and abusive to her and swindled her out of $150,000.00 leaving Dorothy with $139,000.00 to pay in back taxes.
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Dorothy Dandridge, a fragile boned beauty with skin often described as "cafe au lait", was sadly a victim of her own circumstances. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland Ohio's City Hospital on November 9, 1922. Her mother was an aspiring actress named Ruby Dandridge.
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The probability is that Geneva Williams (unnamed in the fictionalized account) did molest Dorothy as a young teenager, but not the violent act concocted for the film. The reality is rebellious Dorothy finally beat the living daylights out of "aunty" & set out on her own at age sixteen.. Her mother Ruby Dandridge (Loretta Devine) had her own.
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While Ruby Dandridge worked full time, Williams, who was frequently physically abusive to the children, was left in charge of Dorothy and her sister. - Source Read more on these Tags: Dorothy Dandrige, Geneva Williams, Old Hollywood Share This Story
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On November 9, 1922, Ruby gave birth to her second daughter Dorothy. After her divorce, Ruby Dandridge had a lesbian relationship with a woman named Geneva Williams who managed Ruby's home and children. While training the children for a career in show business, Geneva often pushed them too hard and punished them harshly.
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Ruby Dandridge (1900-1987). Ruby Dandridge left her husband after she had her two daughters and moved in with Geneva Williams, whom writers consider "her lifelong companion." Williams.
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Ruby Dandridge (born Ruby Jean Butler; March 3, 1900 - October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s to the 1950s.. Geneva Williams, who reportedly overworked the children and punished them harshly. One of her earliest appearances (uncredited, as were many of the minor roles she played) was as a native dancer in King Kong.
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Appraisal Note Acquired by Pellom McDaniels, III, Curator of African American Collections, as part of the Rose Library's holdings in African American culture and history. Less than one quarter of a linear foot of duplicate photographs of Ruby and Dorothy Dandridge were removed from the collection and discarded.
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Ruby Dandridge eventually moved in with her girlfriend Geneva Williams. Williams stayed at home educating and taking care of Dorothy and her sister Vivian. Ruby went off and found any.
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Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900 - October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s.. Dandridge became involved with her companion Geneva Williams, who reportedly overworked the children and punished them harshly.
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Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900 - October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played Geranium.
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954). [1]
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Ruby Dandridge died of a heart attack at the age of 88 in Los Angeles, CA., and is buried next to her daughter, Dorothy, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, CA. Previous Story Next Story Reference: Library.Emory.edu IMDB.com All Media Guide 1168 Oak Valley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA Subject: Media Related Videos:
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It is noted that after her divorce, Ruby Dandridge became involved with her companion, Geneva Williams, who reportedly overworked the children and punished them harshly. Dandridge attended her daughter Dorothy Dandridge's funeral in 1965. On October 17, 1987, she died of a heart attack at a nursing home in Los Angeles, California.
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December 13, 2018 Hard at work on Dead in Hollywood: Dorothy Dandridge (Issue #9) and I'm finding it difficult to pull myself away from her mother, Ruby's, story. Ruby was a successful radio and television actress in her own right who left her husband to live with her "companion" in 1922 America. Can you imagine?