The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Ira Jeffries: Shirley Hamilton

Quotes 

• Shirley Hamilton : When Fae would sing, oh boy, she was beautiful, like poetry.

• 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.

• 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.

• Shirley Hamilton : The clubs were mixed. You know, the white folks owned 'em. The black folks attended. And the ofays came to socialize.