Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes (1966)

Sidney Poitier and Shirley Bassey attend a screening of A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)

Natalie Wood photographed during her ballet school days c. 1951

Natalie Wood (1957)

Natalie Wood (1957)

Marvin Gaye on set of READY STEADY GO! (1964)

Eartha Kitt photographed in London (1955)

Minnie Riperton photographed by Steve Schapiro (1975)

The Nicholas Brothers performing at hotel El Rancho in Vegas

Natalie Wood at the 50th Academy Awards, where she presented the Oscar for Best Costume Design (1978)

The Supremes at a press conference in Tokyo (1966)

Harry Belafonte singing on Ed Sullivan’s variety show TOAST OF THE TOWN (1953)

Cicely Tyson photographed by Douglas Kirkland (1973)

Paul Robeson and Hattie McDaniel in SHOW BOAT (1936)

Natalie Cole photographed in London (1975)

Pearl Bailey in a publicity photo for CARMEN JONES (1954)

Louis Armstrong (1968)

Sammy Davis Jr. photographed by Jack Kay (1972)

Diahann Carroll at the Governor’s Ball in Los Angeles, California (1969)

Dorothy Dandridge in a publicity portrait (1957)

Jewel Brown arriving in East Berlin. It was on this trip that she was accompanying Louis Armstrong on tour (1965)

Buddy Guy performing at the Nice Jazz Festival in Nice, France (1978)

I’m two books away from reading every book Michael J Fox has put out and that man refuses to talk about Stuart Little. Give a me little paragraph. A line or two of memory!

Natalie Wood in GYPSY (1962)

Natalie Wood in a publicity photo for SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL (1964)

Natalie Wood in a publicity photo for CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY (1949)

Rita Hayworth in a promotional photo for THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

Paula Prentiss in THE HONEYMOON MACHINE (1961)

Aretha Franklin performing at Madison Square Garden (1968)

Rosemary Clooney in a publicity photo for Paramount (1952)