Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Juanita Moore, R. I. P.

Variety: Juanita Moore, who broke barriers for African-American actors and was Oscar-nommed for 1959′s “Imitation of Life,” died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. Her step-grandson, actor Kirk Kahn, said she was 99.  

Hat tip to Doc Quatermass

2 comments:

Rick said...

Sad that the 'Variety' obit as well as Wikipedia fail to list her Rodgers & Hammerstein roles as Auntie Liang in "Flower Drum Song" and--especially--Bloody Mary in "South Pacific", You'd think singing 'Bali Hai' would get a mention.
I suspect the omission is because that film historians have decided that Moore's performances, because she was a African-American actress playing Asian or Polynesian roles, are now politically incorrect.
She was wonderful as Bloody Mary.

mybillcrider said...

The "Bali Hai" scene is unforgettable for at least some of us.