Is it true that many celebrities were passing for white in Hollywood? (Friends, gossip)
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What about Raquel Welch(didn't know she was from South America?
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There's a good reason you didn't know it, because Raquel Welch isnt from South America.(). Like [gasp!] many Americans, one or both parents immigrated here. She was born and raised in Chicago before moving to California, for gawd's sake. And her mother might as well have come over on the Mayflower.
Elvis Presley didn't have Black history in his heritage but he did recognize a Jewish background which he never kept a secret. Many celebrities in the past hid theirs.
The singer Tom Jones says he's sent in his DNA to find out. Yes, he did say that.
But maybe he's joking...and all of us Boomer black folk do appreciate the joke. Back in the 60s and 70s, with his singing style and curly hair, we were wondering....
I was reading an article that stated that many Hollywood stars were passing for white and actually had black or mexican ancestry but hid it. Wow! Is that really true? I think that's sad that they had to deny a part of themselves.
Guess what? If you go back 100,000 years or so, all of our ancestors came from Africa. So, in a sense, you're African American!
Elvis Presley didn't have Black history in his heritage but he did recognize a Jewish background which he never kept a secret. Many celebrities in the past hid theirs.
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Originally Posted by Rubi3
Ava Gardner dated Sammy Davis, Jr. Maybe that's why some thought she was also black.
Ava Gardner and Elvis Presley had Melungeon ancestry which is tri-racial (indigenous, African and European). Ava Gardner even played a mixed race (African ancestry) woman in the film Show Boat.
Ava Gardner and Elvis Presley had Melungeon ancestry which is tri-racial (indigenous, African and European). Ava Gardner even played a mixed race (African ancestry) woman in the film Show Boat.
There are also rumors about Ava Gardner, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Heather Locklear, Elvis Presley, Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Silvera, Angelina Jolie, Denise Richards, Ina Ray Hutton, Jayne Mansfield, Dorothy Lamour, Loni Anderson, Joan Bennett, Humprey Bogart, and Pernell Roberts being of African/black descent.
Heather Locklear has some Native American ancestry (the Lumbee tribe). She certainly isn't "hiding" it.
There is an American gymnast named Ashton Locklear. She is a World Champion with the rest of the 2014 American women's gymnastics team, and also was the U.S. Champion on uneven bars.
I am not sure if or how she is related to Heather (they do share the same last name), but she is also a member of the Lumbee Tribe. She lives in North Carolina and the state recognizes this tribe (most of them live in North Carolina). It is the largest tribe in North Carolina. Locklear is a common surname in the area.
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