Here are some facts: 1. Songwriters make some of their income from mechanical royalties. In the US, the royalty used to be 8.5 cents per song per unit (CD) sold. On January 1st, 2006 it became 9.10 cents. An album that sells 500,000 copies in 2006, would give the songwriter $45,500 per song.
Dorothyâs Ruby Slippers, 1938. Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore these sequined shoes as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. In the original book by L. Frank Baum, Dorothyâs magic slippers are silver; for the Technicolor movie, they were changed to ruby red to show up more vividly against the yellow-brick road.
Celebrating the Life, Legacy and Career of the Screen Legend Dorothy Dandridge. Life. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 9th, 1922. Her parents were Ruby and Cyril Dandridge. The couple divorced not to long after Dorothy was born which led Ruby to raise her two daughters Dorothy and Vivian alone. Ruby moved her daughters and herself out to Los Angeles, California to further her then acting career.