Hazel Scott
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11. června 1920 — 2. října 1981 (61 let)
Hazel Dorothy Scott was a Trinidad-born jazz and classical pianist, singer, actress, television pioneer, and civil rights advocate. Born on June 11, 1920, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, she moved to Harlem, New York, as a child and became a celebrated prodigy, studying piano at Juilliard at an unusually young age. Known for her dazzling ability to “swing the classics,” Scott blended classical technique with jazz improvisation and rose to fame at New York’s Café Society.
In Hollywood, Scott refused degrading roles and insisted on appearing as herself, using her public image to challenge racist portrayals of Black women. She also refused to perform before segregated audiences and used contract clauses to force venues toward integration. In 1950, she made television history as the first African American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. Her career was damaged by Red Scare blacklisting after she challenged accusations before HUAC. Scott later lived and performed in Paris before returning to the United States. She died in Manhattan on October 2, 1981. Her legacy endures as a pioneering artist who fused virtuosity, representation, and activism.
In Hollywood, Scott refused degrading roles and insisted on appearing as herself, using her public image to challenge racist portrayals of Black women. She also refused to perform before segregated audiences and used contract clauses to force venues toward integration. In 1950, she made television history as the first African American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. Her career was damaged by Red Scare blacklisting after she challenged accusations before HUAC. Scott later lived and performed in Paris before returning to the United States. She died in Manhattan on October 2, 1981. Her legacy endures as a pioneering artist who fused virtuosity, representation, and activism.
Filmografie
| 2025 | Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan · as Self - Musician & Singer |
| 2015 | |
| 2011 | The Girls in the Band · as Self - Pianist |
| 1998 | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1989 | Adam Clayton Powell · as Self |
| 1976 | That's Hollywood! · as Self |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestNa Plexu |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
| 1958 | A Bullet in the Gun Barrel · as Self / Singer Of The Nightclub |
| 1955 | Tonight at the London Palladium · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! · as Self |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue · as Hazel Scott |
| 1944 | Broadway Rhythm · as Herself - Hazel Scott |
| 1943 | The Heat's On · as Herself |
| 1943 | I Dood It · as Herself |
| 1943 | Something to Shout About · as Hazel Scott |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors · as Dolly Martin |
| 1968 | Julia · as Lydia Douglas |
| 1967 | CBS Playhouse · as Mrs. Foley |
| 1958 | The Night Affair · as Valentine Horse |
| 1949 | Cavalcade of Stars · as Jazz Vocalist |