Tom Mix

Cowboys de Hollywood

Tom Mix fue una de las grandes estrellas de aquel viejo Hollywood de la década del 20. Aunque mucho de lo que se dijo de él es mentira la vida de Tom Mix sí fue una continua aventura. En el video de abajo se cuenta la vida de Tom, y en la pequeña biografía se aclaran algunas cosas: furlough, Rough Riders

He grew up in nearby DuBois, Pennsylvania, where his father, a stable master for a wealthy lumber merchant, taught him to ride and love horses.

In April 1898, during the Spanish–American War, he enlisted in the Army under the name Thomas E. (Edwin) Mix. His unit never went overseas, and Mix later failed to return for duty after an extended furlough (absenteeism, break) when he married Grace I. Allin on July 18, 1902. Mix was listed as AWOL on November 4, 1902, but was never court-martialed nor apparently even discharged.

In 1905, Mix rode in President Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade with a group of 50 horsemen led by Seth Bullock, which included several former Rough Riders. Years later, Hollywood publicists would muddle this event to imply that Mix had been a Rough Rider himself.

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge fue una actriz de Hollywood que llegó al estrellato a pesar de su color, en una sociedad injusta, como la Argentina pues no somos angelitos. Aquí algunos párrafos de su vida y al final unas palabras, amables, de Harry Belafonte. Y si saben inglés pueden leer a Brian Jones en su artículo sobre el racismo de todos los días

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (1922 – 1965) was an American film and theatre actress, singer, and dancer. She is perhaps one of the most famous African-American actresses to have a successful Hollywood career and the first nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones. Dandridge performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles.

Dandridge married dancer and entertainer Harold Nicholas in 1942, and gave birth to her only child, Harolyn Suzanne Nicholas, in 1943. Unfortunately, Harolyn was born brain-damaged and required constant care. By 1948, their marriage had deteriorated and Nicholas abandoned his family. Due to his adultery and abandonment, the couple divorced in 1951.