Diahann Carroll, a multi-talented performer who paved the way for black representation on stage and screen, died on October 4 in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death was cancer. Born Carol Diahann Johnson on July 17, 1935, the actress won early fame in major studio films featuring all-black casts, including Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). Diahann Carroll in No S…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:12PM on October 4, 2019