Diahann Carroll, [14 March 1955]
Scope and Contents
5 3x5 postcards
Dates
- [14 March 1955]
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. (Photographer, Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Born 17 July 1935 in Brox, New York, her given name was Carol Diann (or Diahann) Johnson. She had a long successful career that included television, the stage and singing. She was the African American woman to star in her own TV series, [i]Julia[/i], which premiered in 1968. She attended the Manhattan School of Performing Arts and made her Broadway debut in 1954 in [i]The House of Flowers[/i]. That same year she appeared in the film [i]Carmen Jones[/i].
Extent
From the Series: 12 boxes (Carl Van Vechten Collection of African-American Arts & Letters)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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