What academy award winner dedicated her oscar to Florence Ballard of the Supremes?
Jennifer Hudson: Florence Ballard’s Sad Story Was My Dreamgirls Motivation When Jennifer Hudson clutched her Oscar for “Dreamgirls” and dedicated it to “Florence Ballard, who never got a chance,” the tears flowed in more than one household in Detroit. Ballard, a founding member of the Supremes, died in 1976 of a coronary thrombosis at the age of 32, after several years of struggle as the single mother of three. n an interview last week with the British Independent, Jennifer Hudson had a few things to say about how she saw her role in the smash-hit Dreamgirls, which is fast-approaching the $100 million mark in the U.S. When asked what she thought about Florence Ballard, the Supremes singer who ended up in a losing battle with drugs and alcohol and died of a coronary at aged 32, Hudson responded “Florence’s story was actually good news for me because it made me angry. That helped me feed into Effie even more.” Sources:
http://detnews.com/article/20090626/ENT10/906260342/-Unsung–Florence-Ballard–probes-the-life-and-death-of-Supremes-singer Friday, June 26, 2009 ‘Unsung: Florence Ballard’ probes the life and death of Supremes singer By Susan Whitall / The Detroit News When Jennifer Hudson clutched her Oscar for “Dreamgirls” and dedicated it to “Florence Ballard, who never got a chance,” the tears flowed in more than one household in Detroit. Ballard, a founding member of the Supremes, died in 1976 of a coronary thrombosis at the age of 32, after several years of struggle as the single mother of three. “It moved me to tears,” Ballard’s sister Maxine Ballard Jenkins said of Hudson’s words. “She showed her compassion for my sister.” But Jenkins rejects what Hudson said about Ballard’s death, that it was caused by “alcoholism and poverty.” “This is false
When Jennifer Hudson clutched her Oscar for “Dreamgirls” and dedicated it to “Florence Ballard, who never got a chance,” the tears flowed in more than one household in Detroit. Ballard, a founding member of the Supremes, died in 1976 of a coronary thrombosis at the age of 32, after several years of struggle as the single mother of three.
