· The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation schoolteacher from the British West Indies Jane Richards, a young 4th grade teacher in the South, faces a challenge in the form of 11 yearold CT Young, a backward boy, whose pride has made him aDorothy Jean Dandridge (Cleveland, 9 november 1922 – West Hollywood, 8 september 1965) was een Amerikaans actrice en zangeres Dandridge was de eerste AfroAmerikaanse die genomineerd werd voor een Oscar voor Beste Actrice Carrière Dandridge begon jong met zingen en acteren in de baptistengemeenschap van Ohio Onder de naam "The Wonder Children", opgericht door haarA still of Dandridge in Bright Road Turner Classic Movies 33 Fighting Her Typecasting Led To Another Typecast In an attempt to avoid the violent criminal typecasting that plagued so many Black actors in the era, Dandridge made a strong effort to cultivate a polite and cleancut persona that would allow her to pursue more diverse roles However, this backfired and...