RIP Diahann Carroll

[Guy]

Marv, thanks for linking the tributes from Smokey and Berry. It is significant how Berry speaks of meeting her in Detroit in 1962, and the impression she made on him and specifically he says: "...anything I did after that, I had her in mind."

He didn't need to confirm it but he did. Diahann Carroll was the template for the image he wanted ALL of his Motown girls to project -- refinement and glamour. Carroll was the pretty girl next door who was remade into the model of class and sophistication. Her impact on the image of black women in showbusiness can hardly be overstated.

[marv2]

Marv, thanks for linking the tributes from Smokey and Berry. It is significant how Berry speaks of meeting her in Detroit in 1962, and the impression she made on him and specifically he says: "...anything I did after that, I had her in mind."

He didn't need to confirm it but he did. Diahann Carroll was the template for the image he wanted ALL of his Motown girls to project -- refinement and glamour. Carroll was the pretty girl next door who was remade into the model of class and sophistication. Her impact on the image of black women in showbusiness can hardly be overstated.

You're welcome. I regret never having the opportunity of meeting Diahann Carroll. It just seemed like she was always there, always a part of our lives down through the decades.