C'EST SI BON! She was infamous for her 1927 "costume" in Un Vent de Folie"a girdle of bananas. In 1934 she became the first African American woman to have a major role in a film. Acquiring four husbands and lovers from both sexes, she became the toast of Paris–rather than remain in America, a second-class […]
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:09PM on May 15, 2017