When actress and singer Diahann Carroll was born in the Bronx on July 17, 1935, her name was Carol Diahann Johnson. She first modeled for Ebony Magazine when she was 15 years old. She majored in sociology at New York University. Early on in her career, she was cast in “Carmen Jones” and in “Porgy and Bess.” In 1968, she starred in the groundbreaking series “Julia.” A breast cancer survivor, she has been married four times, to record producer Monte Kay, boutique owner Fred Glusman, managing editor of Jet Magazine Robert DeLeon, and singer Vic Damone and has one daughter, Suzanne, who is a freelance journalist.
Recommended Resources
The official web site of the actress includes her biography music, film and television credits, and news which concerns Ms. Carroll. Also presents information abut her memoir, "The Legs Are the Last To Go: Aging Acting, Marrying & Other Things I Learned the Hard Way."
http://www.diahanncarroll.net/
Diahann Carroll: The ‘Image Is Everything’
This USA Today article delves into her experience with a positive mammogram screening and how important she believes it is for all women to have such tests annually.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-07-23-carroll-mammograms.htm
Contains numerous photographs and videos of Diahann as well as news articles her filmography, and songs she has performed on television throughout the years.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140792
The Many Images of Diahann Carroll
Shares photographs of Ms. Carroll, from the time she was 15 years old, through her wedding to casting director Monte Kay, her engagement to David Frost, her relationship with Sidney Poitier, husband Vic Damone, and her television show, "Julia."
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T577/Students/dcweb.html
