Heat Wave

“Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian.”—Spike Lee“Donald 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 America’s brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In Heat WaveBogle 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 performer—a must-read for any fan of jazz blues and classic American cinema.