Career peek. Ms. Moore received a best supporting actress nomination for her role in the 1959 film “Imitation of Life,” in which she played opposite Lana Turner in a story about two single mothers, one black and one white. It was only the fifth time an African-American performer had been nominated for an Oscar.
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Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel and the 1934 and 1959 versions of the movie was the basis of at lesaat one doctoral dissertation: Mammy versus mulatta: A rhetorical analysis of the act of passing and the influence of controlling images in Fannie Hurst’s “Imitation of Life”.
1 copy of "Born to be Hurt" in LINKcat. It's checked out.
You'll get a brief glimpse of Lana's reaction shot in this scene at 2:06.
My 5th grade teacher was named Juanita, though we, of course, always called her Mrs. Johnson. She had pock marks on her usually florid face from a childhood bout with scarlet fever.
Juanita's popularity as a baby name for girls peaked at #48 in 1924.
Other baby name posts:
Jason, The Straight Dope, and Here Come the Baby Name Suggestions. (1/1/2014)
Joni Mitchell, Jane Fonda, and the Popularity of Chelsea as a Baby Name. (12/30/2013)
Elenore/Eleanor. (12/27/2013)
The meteoric rise and fall of Tammy. (12/18/2013)
Anita and Wanda: When you're hot, you're hot, when you're not, you're not. (12/15/2013)
Autumn's child has it all over Spring Byington. (12/12/2013)
Are you a boy or are you a girl? (12/7/2013)
April, May, and June: The baby names of spring. (12/4/2013)
[Nose tinkle] Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle clue: 7 down, Daughter in "Bewitched". (12/1/2013)
Anna, a model of consistency through the years. (11/30/2013)
Rubies and Pearls. (11/29/2013)
The Lucy and Ethel synchronized dive. (11/28/2013)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen line graph. (11/27/2013)
Rick, Dick & Rich -- but above all, Richard. (11/26/2013)
When Jennifers rules the world. (11/24/2013)
Ralph and Alice part ways in 1988. (11/23/2013)
Now Appearing in a Colorful Line Graph -- The 6 Jans. (11/23/2013)
Which Do You Prefer: Catherine/Cathy or Katherine/Kathy? (11/22/2013)
Just when you thought he was going, going, gone, Eugene bounces back. (11/21/2013)
Sidney swings both ways. (11/21/2013)
Popular baby names: Nancy (1880-2012). (11/17/2013
Madge: Off the chart even when she was an advertising icon. (11/16/2013)
Cindy: Not Always a Nickname for Cynthia (Since 1938). (11/15/2013)
Lizabeth: There's only one reason why this name made the list. (11/14/2013)
Paul and Paula: 1954 was their very best year together. (11/14/2013)
Bonnie and Clyde take a dive together. (11/13/2013)
Joseph demonstrates more staying power than Mary. (11/12/2013)
The popularity of Elizabeth as a baby name: 1880-2012. (11/12/2013)
The popularity of William as a baby name. (11/12/2013)
The popularity of Thomas as a baby name. (11/11/2013)
Susan is losin' popularity. (11/11/2013)
The popularity of Robert as a baby name: 1880-2012. (11/10/2013)
The popularity of Denise as a baby name: 1926-2012. (11/10/2013)
The popularity of John as a baby name: 1880-2012. (11/9/2013)
The popularity of Sheila as a baby name: 1917-2002, 2003-2004. (11/9/2013)
The popularity of James as a baby name: 1880-2012. (11/7/2013)
The popularity of Michael as a baby name: 1880-2012. (11/7/2013)
The popularity of Sherry as a baby name: 1926-1995. (11/7/2013)
Friends choose 15th and 16th most popular baby names for their unexpected twin boys. (11/3/2013)
Destiny Hope Cyrus's impact on popular baby names for girls. (10/15/2013)
There really was something about Mary. (9/22/2013)
"Gone With the Wind" and baby names. (11/27/2011)
The baby names list, 1900-1999. (5/11/2010)
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