Dorothy Dandridge Facts. Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965) was the first African American woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones. Her glamorous image and turbulent life have inspired many to compare her to another equally tragic Hollywood figure, Marilyn Monroe.
Pam and Andrew were married on beautiful Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast. Following their lovely wedding ceremony the guests were treated to a dolphin cruise in the bay.
As a 32-year-old, newly elected, openly gay Tory MSP, Ruth Davidson was often described as the fresh-faced, new generation of the Scottish Conservative Party. But, compared with Murdo Fraser's radical plans for the party, Ms Davidson almost seemed more of a status quo candidate.s Davidson, a former BBC journalist who was first elected as a Glasgow MSP in the May Holyrood election, will now lead the entire party in Scotland, not just the Conservative MSP group.