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Supreme actresses : iconic Black women who revolutionized Hollywood
- Title
- Supreme actresses : iconic Black women who revolutionized Hollywood / Marcellas Reynolds ; foreword by Gabrielle Union.
- Author
- Reynolds, Marcellas, 1967-
- Publication
- New York : Abrams, 2021.
- ©2021
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Union, Gabrielle
- Description
- 220 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 31 cm
- Summary
- "From the author of Supreme Models comes the first-ever art book dedicated to celebrating Black actresses and exploring their experiences in acting. Through stunning photographs, personal interviews, short biographies, and career milestones, Supreme Actresses chronicles the most influential Black actresses who have worked in film, television, and theater. From Hattie McDaniel, the first actress of color to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1939, to Dorothy Dandridge, the first actress of color to be nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards in 1954. And from Ethel Waters, the first African American actress to be featured on an American sitcom in 1950, to Cicely Tyson, the first African American star of a TV drama in 1963. The performances by these talented actresses are ingrained into our memories. We experienced laughter, love, and loss with these women. But how did they begin their acting careers? Who were the first Black actresses who paved the way? What are their defining moments? What effects did racial prejudice have on their careers? Supreme Actresses remembers and celebrates the groundbreaking women who have been influencing culture for decades, reshaping the very standards of beauty in modern society." -- Amazon.com.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Pictorial works.
- Biographies.
- Illustrated works.
- Call Number
- Sc+G 21-75
- ISBN
- 9781419756276
- 1419756273
- LCCN
- 2021932558
- OCLC
- 1237252814
- Author
- Reynolds, Marcellas, 1967- author.
- Title
- Supreme actresses : iconic Black women who revolutionized Hollywood / Marcellas Reynolds ; foreword by Gabrielle Union.
- Publisher
- New York : Abrams, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Union, Gabrielle, writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- Sc+G 21-75