Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Carroll, Diahann
2. Ifill, Gwen
3. George Washington University, director of photography.
4. HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.

Description

1. 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color.

Summary

1. Actress and singer Diahann Carroll was born in in 1935, in the Bronx, New York. After modeling as a teenager in New York City, she made her Broadway debut in House of Flowers. Her performance prompted producer Richard Rodgers to create No Strings for Carroll, which won Carroll a Tony Award. She also starred in the award winning play Agnes of God. Carroll became the first black actress to star in her own series in 1968 when Julia aired on NBC. She earned an Emmy Award nomination in the show's first year. In 1984, Carroll became the first black actress to star in the nighttime series Dynasty. Her film work includes Carmen Jones, Paris Blues, Porgy and Bess, Now I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Claudine, which earned her an Oscar nomination. Carroll filmed her stage show Diahann Carroll: The Lady. The Music. The Legend, for PBS in 2010.

Alternative title

1. History Makers video oral history with Diahann Carroll
2. Diahann Carroll

Subject

1. Carroll, Diahann > Interviews
2. Carroll, Diahann
3. African Americans > Interviews
4. African Americans
5. Film Actress Singer

Genre/Form

1. Internet videos.
2. Interviews.
3. Nonfiction films.
4. Oral histories.

Credits (note)

1. Videographer, George Washington University.

Title

1. The HistoryMakers video oral history with Diahann Carroll.

Publisher

1. Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

Country of producing entity

1. United States. naf

Playing time

1. 010000

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. computer

Type of carrier

1. online resource

Digital file characteristics

1. video file

Performer

1. Gwen Ifill, interviewer.

Credits

1. Videographer, George Washington University.

Event

1. Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2005 May 7.

Source of description

1. Vendor-supplied metadata.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Indexed term

1. Film Actress Singer.

Added author

1. Carroll, Diahann, interviewee.
2. Ifill, Gwen, interviewer.
3. George Washington University, director of photography.
4. HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.