- Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 405 p., 14 p. of plates) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- African American actresses (Online)
- Alternative Title
- African American actresses (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-390) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Madame Sul-Te-Wan : the struggle for visibility -- Nina Mae McKinney : early success and tumultuous career -- Louise Beavers : negotiating racial difference -- Fredi Washington : the masquerades and the masks -- Hattie McDaniel : centering the margin -- Lena Horne : actress and activist -- Hazel Scott : resistance to othering -- Ethel Waters : personification of otherness -- Dorothy Dandridge : intertwining the reel and the real -- Conclusion.
- LCCN
- 2009051159
- OCLC
- ssj0000411389
- Author
Regester, Charlene B., 1956-
- Title
African American actresses [electronic resource] : the struggle for visibility, 1900-1960 / Charlene Regester.
- Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-390) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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