ENGLISH

Heat Wave

By Donald , Bogle

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11313443 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

"Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian." —Spike Lee "Donald Bogle [is a] pioneering safe-keeper of the history of blacks in film." —Vogue From Donald Bogle, author of the bestselling Dorothy Dandridge and Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks, a groundbreaking history of African American portrayals in Hollywood, comes the long-awaited, definitive biography of one of America's brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In Heat Wave, Bogle explores Waters' relationships with other performing greats, including Lena Horne, Count Basie, Vincent Minnelli, and many others, and paints a vivid, deeply human portrait of this legendary performer—a must-read for any fan of jazz, blues, and classic American cinema.

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