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Heat Wave - The Life and Career of Ethel Waters - cover

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Heat Wave - The Life and Career of Ethel Waters

Donald Bogle

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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“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.
Available since: 02/08/2012.

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