Dona Drake in Hot Rhythm (1944)
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Caption: Dona Drake in Hot Rhythm (1944)
About Eunice Westmoreland
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: November 15, 1914
Star sign: Scorpio
Known for: Road to Morocco (1942), Kansas City Confidential (1952), Louisiana Purchase (1941), Beyond the Forest (1949)
Source: IMDB
In a situation that closely recalls the Fannie Hurst story "Imitation of Life" in which a girl strives to pass for white, beautiful, light-skinned African-American actress/singer/dancer/bandleader Dona (pronounced "dough-nuh") Drake, for the sake of her career, denied her heritage and passed for white (in her case Mexican) for the duration of it. ...
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