Director: Otto Preminger

Writer: Harry Kleiner

From novel: Carmen by Prosper Mérimée

From a play: Carmen Jones by Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics)

Music by: Georges Bizet

Producer: Otto Preminger

Keywords: Musical

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pearl Bailey	Singer	29-Mar-1918	17-Aug-1990	Appointed by Nixon as Ambassador of Love
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
Diahann Carroll	Singer	17-Jul-1935		Claudine
Dorothy Dandridge	Actor	9-Nov-1922	8-Sep-1965	Carmen Jones
Marilyn Horne	Singer	16-Jan-1934		Operatic mezzo soprano
Brock Peters	Actor	2-Jul-1927	23-Aug-2005	To Kill a Mockingbird

CAST

starring
Harry Belafonte	...   Joe
Dorothy Dandridge	...   Carmen Jones
Pearl Bailey	...   Frankie
Olga James	...   Cindy Lou
Joe Adams	...   Husky Miller
with
Brock Peters	...   Sgt. Brown
Roy Glenn	...   Rum Daniels
Nick Stewart	...   Dink Franklin
Diahann Carroll	...   Myrt
and the voices of
Le Vern Hutcherson	...   Joe (voice)
Marilyn Horne	...   Carmen Jones (voice)
Marvin Hayes	...   Husky Miller (voice)

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