The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Ira Jeffries: Shirley Hamilton
Quotes
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Shirley Hamilton : When Fae would sing, oh boy, she was beautiful, like poetry.
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Shirley Hamilton : Watermelon Woman? Oh, you mean Fae. Fae Richards.
Cheryl : I thought her name was the Watermelon Woman?
Shirley Hamilton : Watermelon Woman? I don't know where you got that mess from. Probably from when she was makin' those movies. But, her name was Fae Richards.
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Shirley Hamilton : She used to sing for all of us stone butches. We used to stand in front of the stage and fight for position so she would look at us.
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Shirley Hamilton : The clubs were mixed. You know, the white folks owned 'em. The black folks attended. And the ofays came to socialize.