Heat Wave : The Life and Career of Ethel Waters

Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian.Spike LeeDonald Bogle [is a] pioneering safe-keeper of the history of blacks in film.VogueFrom Donald Bogle, author of the bestselling Dorothy Dandridge and Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks, a groundbreaking history of African American portrayals in Hollywood, comes the long-awaited, definitive biography of one of Americas brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In Heat Wave, Bogle explores Waters relationships with other performing greats, including Lena Horne, Count Basie, Vincent Minnelli, and many others, and paints a vivid, deeply human portrait of this legendary performera must-read for any fan of jazz, blues, and classic American cinema.