Ethel Waters (1896 - 1977) was a blues, jazz singer and an actress. To be out as a #lesbian actress
Ethel Waters (1896 - 1977) was a blues, jazz singer and an actress. To be out as a #lesbian actress in #Hollywood is still rare. We can’t begin to imagine the struggles that Ethel Walters faced as a black lesbian entertainer in the early part of the 20th Century. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 1949 for the film Pinky, directed by Elia Kazan. She is also the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award, in 1962. -- source link
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