Earl Mills was Dorothy Dandridge's manager and friend during her successful professional life. He celebrated victories with her and suffered with her when things were tough. Their relationship often bordered on the romantic according to Earl. Geri Branton, Dorothy's best friend disagrees with that.
Earl wrote this biography as a labor of love. Earl's love shines through for Dorothy in this biography.
Birth Name: Dorothy Jean Dandridge
DOB: November 9,
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio
"In the black ghetto there is a saying that black is disliked by two races; the white and the black." - Earl Mills. So true, especially today.
Dorothy was born with what turned out to be two curses - she was light and she was beautiful. Those two curses gave her both triumph and tragedy.
Earl Mills with Geri Branton
In this book Earl describes himself as Dorothy's manager, close friend and lover for many years. With the latter, Dorothy's best friend Geri Branton, will always reject that notion.
Judy Garland as Vicki Lester / Esther Blodgett, in 's 'A Star is Born'
Dorothy wanted to win the Osca
Martha (Dandridge) Washington ( - )
Biography
Martha (Dandridge) Washington is Notable.
Martha (Dandridge) Washington performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Martha (Dandridge) Washington is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A
Martha (Dandridge) Washington is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P
Rank: Lady Patriot
Martha Dandridge[1] was born 13 June [O.S. 02 June] on the Chestnut Grove Plantation in New Kent County, Virginia.
Martha Washington died 22 May at Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia [2] and is buried at Mount Vernon.
Martha had three brothers and five sisters. She was the eldest daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones.
She is named for her cousin Martha Dandridge (born ).
Early Years
Education
Martha had no formal education to speak of, but she was trained in the home in sewing, music and how to run a household. It is believed that an indentured servant to the Dandridge family, Thomas Leonard, taught her other things such as plantation management, crop sales, animal husbandry, and homeopathic medicine.
First Marriage and Issue
In , She married first to Daniel Parke Custis, with whom she
15 Major Facts about Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States
Martha Washington. Portrait by Rembrandt Peale, circa , based on a portrait by his father, Charles Willson Peale
Martha Washington: Fast Facts
Born: Martha Dandridge
Birthday: June 2,
Place of birth: Chestnut Grove, Virginia, British America
Died: May 22,
Place of death: Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States
Cause of death: a severe fever
Buried at: Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
Parents: John Dandridge and Frances Jones
Siblings: seven, including John, William, Bartholomew, and Frances
Spouses: Daniel Parke Custis (), George Washington ()
Children: Daniel, Frances, John, Martha
Most known for: First First Lady of the United States
Also known as: Lady Washington
Height and physical traits: five feet tall and dark-haired
15 Major Martha Washington Facts
Martha Dandridge Custis in &#; mezzotint by John Folwell () after a portrait by John Wollaston
- She was born Martha Dandridge on June 2, at Chestnut Grove Plantation in New Kent County, Virginia, British America. Martha was the daughter of lower gentry (or upper middle class) parents Frances Jones
William Fontaine Dandridge (abt. - abt. )
Family Tree of William Dandridge
Great-Grandparents
20 Jan - 06 Sep
Cobbs, Henrico, Colony of Virginia20 Jan - 22 Apr
Williamsburg, James City County, Colony of Virginia15 Sep - abt
Beaver Dam, Hanover County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia29 May - 06 Jun
Studley, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia- 19 Feb
Rural Plains, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia2nd-Great-Grandparents
29 Dec - abt 27 Aug
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27 Jan - 20 Apr
29 Jun - 29 Jun
01 Dec - abt Jul
abt - aft 15 Sep
abt - bef 05 Nov
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Descendants of William Dandridge
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