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Golden Age film star Dorothy Dandridge, known for refusing stereotypical roles, is famously credited with breaking racial barriers in Hollywood. A few months after she became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Life in 1954, she landed an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 1955 for her role in Carmen Jones, becoming the first African-American actress to receive the honor.
Dandridge owned a 1920s Mediterranean house along Viewsite Drive in the Hollywood…
