Old Hollywood Starlets and their stories that you haven’t heard of that inspire me as a Black female director Part 2

Old Hollywood Starlets and their stories that you haven’t heard of that inspire me as a Black female director Part 2 Blanche Dunn (1911 - ?) Jamaican born actress was called the “It Girl” of the Harlem Renaissance era, many noting that a party was not a party without her. Not much is known about her, even her death, yet it’s said she was “one of the best dressed women in New York City”. Leontyne Price (b. 1927) The fabulous opera singer, who is still alive today, was given a piano at age 3 because of her musical talent. She went on to win 13 Grammy Awards throughout her career, and became the first Black woman to star in a televised opera. Pearl Primus (1919 - 1994) Trinidadian born, her goal of working as a medical researcher was stopped because of racial discrimination, so she turned to dance instead. Her study of African dance led her to confront stereotypes through movement, leading to her winning multiple awards and forming her own dance school. & because of women like them, I’m able to tell stories, find community, and follow my passions in a world that says otherwise.