Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diahann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American television and stage actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Later she played the role of Dominique Deveraux on the popular soap opera, Dynasty., [1]
Carroll was born in the Bronx and raised in Harlem. She was briefly engaged to British journalist David Frost. In 1997, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but was cancer-free after radiation therapy.[2] Carroll died of cancer on October 4, 2019 in Los Angeles at the age of 84.[3]
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Carroll, by Carl Van Vechten, 1955
Carroll and Sammy Davis Jr. on The Hollywood Palace, 1968
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan with a group at NBC's taping of its "Christmas in Washington" special in the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right: NBC News anchor Roger Mudd, CBS News reporter Eric Sevareid, Dinah Shore, actress Diahann Carroll, actor and musician John Schneider, President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, actor Ben Vereen, and entertainer Debby Boone.
From left to right: Cass Elliot, Carroll and Jack Lemmon in 1973
References
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam; Gioia, Michael. "Diahann Carroll Withdraws from Broadway Revival of A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187447-Diahann-Carroll-Withdraws-from-Broadway-Revival-of-A-Raisin-in-the-Sun-starring-Denzel-Washington. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Actress and breast cancer survivor Diahann Carroll to address Baylor luncheon". Dallas News. October 26, 2011. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2011/10/26/actress-and-breast-cancer-survivor-diahann-carroll-to-address-baylor-luncheon. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies". ABC news10. October 4, 2019. https://www.news10.com/news/diahann-carroll-oscar-nominated-pioneering-actress-dies/. Retrieved October 4, 2019.