American singer Diahann Carroll has died at the age of 84 after battling with cancer. The late Oscars nominated actress, winning Tony award made her the first black woman to win the lead actress award.
Carroll,who made her Broadway debut at age 19 in the Harold Arlen musical “House of Flowers,” was best known for her pioneering work on ‘Julia.’
Carroll played Julia Baker, a nurse whose husband had been killed in Vietnam in the groundbreaking situation comedy that aired from 1968 to 1971.
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Her early recordings include “Porgy and Bess” with the Andre Previn Trio, “Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen,” “Best Beat Forward” and “Showstopper.”
Also, her later recordings include her 1978 tribute to Ethel Waters and 1997’s “The Time of My Life.”
Carroll was married four times( four different men),firstly was to a talent manager and music producer Monte Kay, secondly was retailer Fred Glusman, while the third was editor Robert DeLeon and lastly was singer Vic Damone.
She has a daughter, Suzanne Kay in her first marriage, who happens to be a journalist and screenwriter.
Also, she left behind two grandchildren August and Sydney.(NAN)
