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Vivian Dandridge(1921-1991)

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Vivian Dandridge was born on 22 April 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941) and International Revels (1940). She was married to Gustav Friedrich, Ralph Bledsoe, Jack Montgomery and Warren Bracken. She died on 26 October 1991 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornApril 22, 1921
DiedOctober 26, 1991(70)
BornApril 22, 1921
DiedOctober 26, 1991(70)
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
5.6
  • Member of the Dandridge Sisters(as The Dandridge Sisters)
  • 1935
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
4.8
Short
  • Soundtrack("Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat")
  • 1941
International Revels (1940)
International Revels
Short
  • Self - The Dandridge Sisters
  • 1940
Brown Sugar (1986)
Brown Sugar
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Self
  • 1986

Credits

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Actress



  • Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge in Bright Road (1953)
    Bright Road
    6.7
    • Miss Nelson (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)
    A Song Is Born
    6.9
    • Patron at The Chocolate Club (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Irene Manning and Dennis Morgan in The Desert Song (1943)
    The Desert Song
    5.8
    • Bellydancer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in I Dood It (1943)
    I Dood It
    6.1
    • Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage
    • Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Stormy Weather
    7.3
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
    I Walked with a Zombie
    7.0
    • Melisse (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Cabin in the Sky
    7.1
    • Dancer
    • Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
    Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
    6.1
    Short
    • So White (voice, uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Bing Crosby, Susan Hayward, Bob Hope, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Walter Abel, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Eddie Bracken, Macdonald Carey, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Victor Moore, Dick Powell, Marjorie Reynolds, Betty Jane Rhodes, Franchot Tone, Vera Zorina, and The Golden Gate Quartette in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
    Star Spangled Rhythm
    6.5
    • Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Road to Morocco
    7.0
    • Turkey's Servant (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Ray Milland and Anna Neagle in Irene (1940)
    Irene
    6.3
    • One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Anita Louise and Dick Powell in Going Places (1938)
    Going Places
    5.9
    • Member of The Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge, Etta Jones, Phil Moore, Cats and the Fiddle, and The Dandridge Sisters in Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
    Snow Gets in Your Eyes
    5.6
    Short
    • One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Ralph Bellamy, Robert Armstrong, and Betty Furness in It Can't Last Forever (1937)
    It Can't Last Forever
    5.5
    • Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)
    A Day at the Races
    7.5
    • Black Singer (uncredited)
    • 1937

Soundtrack



  • Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
    Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
    6.1
    Short
    • lyrics: "Five O'Clock Whistle"
    • performer: "Blues in the Night", "Five O'Clock Whistle", "You're In The Army Now" (1917) (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
    4.8
    Short
    • performer: "Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat"
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • The Dandridge Sisters
  • Born
    • April 22, 1921
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • October 26, 1991
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Gustav FriedrichApril 1958 - ?
  • Parents
    • Ruby Dandridge
  • Relatives
    • Dorothy Dandridge(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    Lived the remainder of her life in anonimity under the name of Marina Rozell in Seattle, Washington.
  • Nickname
    • Vivi

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