Famous People with Name Dandridge

Dorothy Jean Dandridge            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy Jean Dandridge: was an American actress and popular singer. The first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, she was also the first African-American woman to appear at the Las Vegas Frontier[citation needed] and the Waldorf-Astoria,[citation needed] as well as the first to be featured on the cover of Life.[citation needed] Dandridge went on to appear on the Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson shows and received good reviews for her nightclub appearances at the Cafe de Paris[citation needed] and the La vie en Rose.

Robert L. Dandridge            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert L. Dandridge: is a retired American professional basketball player out of Norfolk State University and Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond, VA.

Vivian Alferetta Dandridge            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vivian Alferetta Dandridge: was an African American singer and actress. She is best known as the sister of actress Dorothy Dandridge and the daughter of character actress Ruby Dandridge. She was a member of the Dandridge Sisters musical group, along with Etta Jones and Dorothy Dandridge.

Louis "Putney" Dandridge            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis "Putney" Dandridge: was an American bandleader, jazz pianist and vocalist. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Dandridge began performing in 1918 as a pianist in the a revue entitled the Drake and Walker Show. In 1930, he worked for a time as accompanist for legendary tap dancer Bil