Pinky
1949
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, she has fallen in love with a young white doctor, who knows nothing about her black heritage.
Director:
Elia Kazan, John Ford
Writers:
Cid Ricketts Sumner, Philip Dunne, Dudley Nichols
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 4 nominations total
Production:
N/A
Country:
United States
