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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dona_DrakeDona Drake - Wikipedia

    Dona Drake (/ ˈ d oʊ n ə / DOH-nə; November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer, and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was typically cast in ethnic roles including Latin American and Middle Easterners.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0236888Dona Drake - IMDb

    Dona Drake. Actress: Kansas City Confidential. 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 ...

  3. www.youtube.com › watchDona Drake: The Black Actress Who Passed - YouTube

    Eunice Westmoreland known as Dona Drake was a beautiful African American dancer, singer and actress who made her mark in the entertainment world in the 1930'...

  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0236888Dona Drake - Biography - IMDb

    Dona Drake. Actress: Kansas City Confidential. 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 ...

  5. www.youtube.com › watch"Unveiling the Enigmatic Life and Legacy of Dona Drake: From...

    Dona Drake, born Eunice Westmoreland on November 15, 1914, in Miami, Florida, was a multifaceted talent in the realms of singing, dancing, and acting.

  6. artsandculture.google.com › entity › dona-drakeDona Drake — Google Arts & Culture

    Dona Drake was an American singer, dancer and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. Although she was three-quarters African-American, she presented herself as Mexican and went by...

  7. www.youtube.com › watchSTRIKE ME PINK (1936) Clip - Dona Drake "The Lady Dances ... - ...

    This bundle of vivacity is Dona Drake, a Black (mixed-race) actress who passed for the entirety of her career as a Mexican-American under various names ...

  8. ourclassicpast.blogspot.com › 2014 › 06Our Classic Past: Dona Drake was an American singer, dancer ... -...

    Jun 3, 2014 · Dona Drake (born Eunice Westmoreland; November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She also toured in an all-girl orchestra in the early 1940s.

  9. dbpedia.org › resource › Dona_DrakeAbout: Dona Drake - DBpedia Association

    Dona Drake (born Eunice Westmoreland; November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. Drake was mixed race by ancestry.

  10. www.regenerationblackcinema.org › films-and-filmmakers › filmmakersDona Drake - Regeneration: Black Cinema

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