40 Facts About The Tragic Life of Dorothy Dandridge

40 Facts About The Tragic Life of Dorothy Dandridge

Trista - June 10, 2019

40 Facts About The Tragic Life of Dorothy Dandridge
A still of Dandridge in Tamango. Indie Wire.

23. Dorothy Fought For Her Own Modesty

In 1958’s Tamango, a film about a slave rebellion aboard a slave ship, Dandridge was supposed to appear entirely in a tattered two-piece bathing suit and even shoot one scene while swimming naked. Dandridge refused to allow this invasion of her own modesty and had the wardrobe tailored to her personal desires and refused to complete the nude scene.

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