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Before the Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge and Diahann Carroll, there was Marpessa Dawn. Marpessa Dawn, was an American-born (Pittsburgh) black/Filipino actress, singer, and dancer (triple threat). She faced a lot of racial discrimination while living in the States which curtailed her career and deprived the world of her tremendous presence. Eventually, she moved to Europe and began acting in England, with some minor TV roles. In 1953, she relocated to France and while occasionally working as

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Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania — a small-town girl who became one of Hollywood’s most controversial stars. Her breakout role in Baby Doll (1956) shocked 1950s America. At just 25, she played a seductive child-bride — and the Catholic Church called the movie “immoral.” That scandal nearly destroyed her career overnight. But Baker didn’t back down. She was fierce, independent, and refused to play by the studio’s rules. When Warner Bros tried to control her image