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
Dorothy Dandridge singing on stage. Gorgo Laughs.

6. She Lost Her Home

A bitter divorce and the gross ineptitude and theft of her financial managers left Dandridge in dire financial ruin. She was forced to sell her Hollywood home and put her daughter into a public-run mental asylum. She went from being an Academy Award-nominated actress to having to rent a tiny, dingy apartment.

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