DANDRIDGE PROJECT A STEP CLOSER.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith ``Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922–September 8, 1965) was an American actress. She was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category and the third Black American to receive a nomination in any Oscar category overall (after : A Biography'' author Donald Bogle bo·gle n. A hobgoblin; a bogey. [Scots bogill, perhaps ultimately from Welsh bwg, ghost, hobgoblin. has turned in the first-draft screenplay adaptation of his gripping, masterful book - and expects to meet with Whitney Houston and her producing partner, Debra Martin Chase Debra Martin Chase (11 October 1956 - ) is a Hollywood producer and former lawyer who was named by Savoy magazine in August 2003 as one of the 100 most influential African Americans in the United States and by Black Enterprise magazine in 2007 as one of the , about the project in L.A. in L.A. In is a compilation of studio recording by Various Artists. It was originally released in 1979 as an LP by Rhino Records. Track listing Side One The Kats about two weeks. The movie, like the book, is being done as a full-fledged epic, he reveals. It follows the ill-fated screen legend from cradle to grave. As for this week's report that Whitney may not star in the feature, only produce it, Bogle says, ``That's the way it looks right now'' - but he's holding out hope Houston will change her mind. ``It may not be the best time for Whitney. She may not feel secure enough about playing such a difficult role at this time,'' says the author. Dandridge's story tells of terrible suffering - not only the hardships inflicted on her by racial bigotry, but many personal emotional upheavals, from broken love affairs to the tragedy of her beautiful, brain-damaged daughter, Lynn, who had to be institutionalized in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize tr.v. in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es 1. a. To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to. b. . ``Whitney had a miscarriage relatively recently,'' notes Bogle, referring to the star's second miscarriage in 2-1/2 years. He says carefully, ``She's been through difficulties. ... Some parts of the story may not be compelling to her. Playing such a role is a very emotional thing. You're going deep into very dark corners of another person, and that probably requires an actress going into her own dark corners.'' Still, Bogle firmly believes that Whitney has ``the glamour, the sex appeal, the incredible presence on screen, and the understanding of what Dorothy Dandridge went through'' to play the part. Time will tell whether she will. The videoland view Look for ``Murphy Brown'' to be heavily involved with a man in her life who hasn't been around for a while. It's her son, Avery, who magically has grown from toddler to precocious 8-year-old in the few seasons since he's been consigned to an off-camera existence. This being Murphy's son, it should be no surprise he's advanced for his years. He has his own Web site on the Internet. Little girls get crushes on him frequently. He also has Mom's gift of gab gift of gab n. The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly. , big-time, and a penchant for practical jokes not everyone finds funny. We've been hearing for a while about ``Murphy Brown'' creator Diane English Diane English (born 1948 in Buffalo, New York) is a U.S. television producer and writer. She is the creator of the television series Murphy Brown. She was also a writer and producer for the television series My Sister Sam. She graduated from Buffalo State College in 1970. returning to the show, theoretically all set to pump fresh life into the 9-year-old Candice Bergen Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American actress and former fashion model, known primarily for her roles in sitcoms and television. vehicle. It looks like Avery could be a big key in the overhaul. Casting of the young character is taking place now. The videoland two Tom Selleck, who's still looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a suitable concept for his prospective CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. sitcom, might have one in the project Linda Bloodworth-Thomason is whipping up. The woman who brought us ``Designing Women'' is writing a TV comedy with Selleck in mind. Through the looking glass darkly ``I feel tense,'' says hot singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins about the coming release of the documentary on her life. In the mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" film, titled ``The Cream Will Rise,'' filmmaker Gigi Gaston combines moments from Hawkins' 1996 ``Moxy Tour'' with intimate scenes of the singer's confrontation with her mother, which uncovered long-dormant memories of childhood sexual abuse ignored by that parent. ``I had certain fears about saying everything (on film) and I'm not entirely sure I'll ever look at it as the right thing to have done,'' says Hawkins. Actually, she says, ``It could have been a lot crazier.'' She reveals, ``Gigi had the material to go much farther on certain subjects, but didn't want to provoke anyone and didn't want to get in legal problems, so she just ended up bleeping bleep n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from an electronic device. v. bleeped, bleep·ing, bleeps v.intr. To emit a bleep or bleeps. v.tr. things or editing things out.'' Even as it is, the traumatic revelations provoked by ``The Cream Will Rise'' - being shown for the first time at Outfest '97 at L.A.'s Director's Guild Theater this Sunday - led Hawkins to enter therapy. ``When I was 12, I was really intense about wanting to go to therapy, but (my parents) said `No, that's crazy.' ... By the time I became an adult, I'd gotten into my head that therapy was a waste of time. Now I feel a really great therapist is truly capable of healing humanity, but it's a very slow, painful process.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Dorothy Dandridge Subject of full-fledged epic (2) Sophie B. Hawkins Traumatic revelations |
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