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Dominican Rep. Imitation of Life
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- Original title
- Imitation of Life
- Year
- 1959
- Running time
- 124 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Lana Turner
John Gavin
Susan Kohner
Sandra Dee
Dan O'Herlihy
Robert Alda- Juanita Moore
Mahalia Jackson- Terry Burnham
- Karin Dicker
Troy Donahue- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Melodrama
- Movie Groups
- Fannie Hurst Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson a homeless black woman at Coney Island and soon they share a tiny apartment. Each woman has an intolerable daughter, though Annie's little girl Sarah Jane, is by far the worse. Neurotic and obnoxious, Sarah Jane doesn't like being black; since she's light-skinned (her father was practically white), she spends the rest of the film passing as white, much to her mother's heartache and shame. Lora, meanwhile, virtually ignores her own daughter in a single-minded quest for stardom.
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- Awards
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1959: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Supporting Actresses (Kohner & Moore)1959: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actress (Susan Kohner). 2 Nominations1959: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director
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