Denise Darcel

In the early 1950s, Darcel was linked romantically with singer [[Billy Eckstine]].{{cite journal|title=(photo caption)|journal=Jet|date=20 December 1951|volume=1|issue=8|page=31}}{{cite journal|title=People Are Talking About ...|journal=Jet|date=13 March 1952|volume=1|issue=20|page=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LkMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44}}{{cite journal|title=The Secret Love Life of Billy Eckstein|journal=Jet|date=1 April 1954|volume=V|issue=21|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23 | accessdate=22 January 2016}} In 1993, ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'' magazine reported, "Eckstine's hot romance with actress Denise Darcel cooled off after their photo appeared on cover of ''Life'' Magazine, causing a White backlash."{{cite journal|title=Billy ('Mr. B') Eckstine, A Stroke Victim, Dies of Cardiac Arrest at Age 78|journal=Jet|date=22 March 1993|volume=83|issue=21|pages=14–16, 54–57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56}}

In the early 1950s, Darcel was linked romantically with singer [[Billy Eckstine]].{{cite journal|title=(photo caption)|journal=Jet|date=20 December 1951|volume=1|issue=8|page=31}}{{cite journal|title=People Are Talking About ...|journal=Jet|date=13 March 1952|volume=1|issue=20|page=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LkMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44}}{{cite journal|title=The Secret Love Life of Billy Eckstein|journal=Jet|date=1 April 1954|volume=V|issue=21|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23 | accessdate=22 January 2016}} In 1993, ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'' magazine reported, "Eckstine's hot romance with actress Denise Darcel cooled off after their photo appeared on cover of ''Life'' Magazine, causing a White backlash."{{cite journal|title=Billy ('Mr. B') Eckstine, A Stroke Victim, Dies of Cardiac Arrest at Age 78|journal=Jet|date=22 March 1993|volume=83|issue=21|pages=14–16, 54–57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56}}

Billy Eckstine and Denise Darcel did date briefly in the early 1950s (reported in gossip columns of the era). Eckstine’s career setback was caused by a LIFE photo incident — but that photo did not involve Darcel. According to multiple archival sources, the controversy centered on a 1950 LIFE magazine photo of Billy Eckstine taken by photographer Martha Holmes. The image showed Eckstine being embraced by an enthusiastic white female fan, and it sparked a racist backlash that harmed his career. The photo appeared inside the April 24, 1950 issue of LIFE, not on the cover. The woman in the photo was an anonymous fan, not actress Denise Darcel. ---MS AI CoPilot

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