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Dorothy Love Coates

Dorothy Love Coates

Born: January 30, 1928
Died: April 9, 2002
in Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Dorothy Love Coates, born Dorothy McGriff , was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and actress. Coates rose to stardom in the 1950s as a member of The Original Gospel Harmonettes. With her "raggedy" voice and preacher's fire she could outsing the most powerful hard gospel male singers of the era. She was also a notable composer, writing songs such as "You Can't Hurry God (He's Right On Time)", "99 and a Half Won't Do" and "That's Enough".

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Beloved
Title: Beloved
Character: M. Lucille Williams
Released: October 16, 1998
Type: Movie
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After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
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The Long Walk Home
Title: The Long Walk Home
Character: Lead Singer at Car Lot
Released: December 21, 1990
Type: Movie
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Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
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Ghost
Title: Ghost
Character: Performer
Released: July 13, 1990
Type: Movie
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After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
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