Heat Wave

By Donald Bogle

Book Overview

"Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian."
--Spike Lee

"Donald Bogle is a] pioneering safe-keeper of the history of blacks in film."
--Vogue

From Donald Bogle, author of the bestselling Dorothy Dandridge and Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks, a groundbreaking history of African American portrayals in Hollywood, comes the long-awaited, definitive biography of one of America's brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In Heat Wave, Bogle explores Waters' relationships with other performing greats, including Lena Horne, Count Basie, Vincent Minnelli, and many others, and paints a vivid, deeply human portrait of this legendary performer--a must-read for any fan of jazz, blues, and classic American cinema.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061241741
• ISBN13: 9780061241741
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"