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Imitation of Life (1959) is an American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International. It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender.
Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
Imitation of Life is one of only two dramatic films to feature gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. The other, St. Louis Blues (1958), actually gave her a character name. During the publicity tour for the film, one reporter asked Susan Kohner if she had "minded" playing a black character.
Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), a white single mother who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), a black widow. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's...
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With Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks. A struggling widow and her daughter take in a Black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter; the two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
Imitation of Life (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jan 10, 2023 · But Imitation of Life’s plot included amplified social complexity: a female-headed, interracial “family,” and the taboo topic of a Black daughter who “looks” white and wishes to “pass” into the white world unburdened by Blackness.
