Thank you for dropping by to read the first post of People of Color in Classic Film's newest segment, "That's Old News!". Below is a collection of five news stories from past Septembers.
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"Bill (Bojangles) Robinson Dances in "Brown Buddies" at Ford This Week"
(The Baltimore Afro-American--September 27, 1930)
With his 30 years of experience, Mr. Bojangles outshines his co-stars in the musical-comedy stage show, Brown Buddies. Read more...
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"Anna May Wong's Start Wasn't Very Auspicious"
"Bill (Bojangles) Robinson Dances in "Brown Buddies" at Ford This Week"
(The Baltimore Afro-American--September 27, 1930)
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| By Carl Van Vechten |
With his 30 years of experience, Mr. Bojangles outshines his co-stars in the musical-comedy stage show, Brown Buddies. Read more...
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"Anna May Wong's Start Wasn't Very Auspicious"
(The Milwaukee Journal--Thursday, September 24, 1931)
Piccadilly star, Anna May Wong recounts her journey to and through Hollywood with The Milwaukee Journal. She also shares a beauty secret of hers! Read more here...
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"A Talk with Nina Mae McKinney"
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"A Talk with Nina Mae McKinney"
(The Age--Saturday, September 25, 1937)
Bright-eyed beauty, Nina Mae McKinney talks stage fright, Hollywood, and the late Jean Harlow in this article from the Australian newspaper, The Age. Click here to read the article.
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"Story of Clarence Muse: From stage and first talkies to television"
(The Washington Afro-American--Tuesday, September 1, 1953)
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| From Fanpix (.net) |
Clarence Muse recounts his entertainment career with The Washington Afro-American and also gives some advice to the up-and-coming Black actors. Read about it here...
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*Warning: The following article is a report on death*
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*Warning: The following article is a report on death*
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"Dorothy Dandridge Found Dead in Her Apartment"
(The Palm Beach Post--Thursday, September 9, 1965)
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The Palm Beach Post sadly reports the news that actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge passed away in her Sunset Strip home at the age of 41*. Read more about it here.
(*Dorothy Dandridge was 42 when she passed, not 41)
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Links to these newspaper articles were used for educational purposes only.
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Those are definitely worth treasuring and preserving. I like the fact that they contain society’s notable icons and what happened to them. News like those have had once made the headlines in old Hollywood that, I think they are really worth preserving. :)
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