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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999 television film directed by Martha Coolidge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the 1991 biography Dorothy Dandridge by Earl Mills.[1] Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film stars Halle Berry as actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and premiered on HBO on August 21, 1999.[2] The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who had known Dandridge and Otto Preminger.[3]

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Cast

Soundtrack

RCA Victor released a soundtrack album on August 10, 1999.

  1. "Your Red Wagon" – Wendi Williams (2:29)
  2. "I Got Rhythm" – Wendi Williams (2:44)
  3. "Hep Hop" – Bill Elliott (3:17)
  4. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Wendi Williams (2:27)
  5. "Sportsman's Mambo" – Bill Elliott (3:08)
  6. "Somebody" – Wendi Williams (2:33)
  7. "Twelve Cylinders" – Bill Elliott (3:39)
  8. "You Do Something to Me" – Wendi Williams (2:19)
  9. "Zoot Suit for My Sunday Gal" – Wendi Williams (3:28)
  10. "That's All" – Wendi Williams (2:34)
  11. "Streamliner" – Bill Elliott (3:49)
  12. "First Telephone" – Elmer Bernstein (2:05)
  13. "Try Again" – Elmer Bernstein (1:17)
  14. "No Song" – Elmer Bernstein (1:18)
  15. "Dorothy" – Elmer Bernstein (2:04)

Awards and nominations

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References

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    Mills, Earl (1999). Dorothy Dandridge: An Intimate Portrait of Hollywood's First Major Black Film Star. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87067-899-8.
  2. [2]
    "Halle Berry Brings the Passion and Pain of Dorothy Dandridge to HBO Movie". Jet. Vol. 96, no. 12. August 23, 1999. p. 60. ISSN 0021-5996.
  3. [3]
    Coolidge, Martha (1999). Introducing Dorothy Dandridge: An HBO Original Movie Soundtrack (liner notes). Elmer Bernstein. BMG. 09026 63544-2.
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    "Nominees/Winners". IMDb. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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    "The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography". Archived from the original on 2011-08-02.
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    "4th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards". Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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    "2000 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
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    "Black Reel Awards – Past Winners". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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    "52nd DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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    "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge – Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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    "4th Annual Television Awards (1999-2000)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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    "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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    "International Press Academy website – 2000 4th Annual SATELLITE Awards". Archived from the original on 1 February 2008.
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    "The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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