It's conventional wisdom that Hollywood has no use for a woman over forty. So it's a good thing that Diahann Carroll—whose winning, sometimes controversial career breached racial barriers—is anything but conventional. Shonda Rhimes, the creator and executive producer of the hit program Grey's Anatomy, developed a role just for her, and a recent show that's touring the United States, The Life and Times of Diahann Carroll, was enthusiastically embraced by the New York Times. And all this since Carroll turned seventy!
Here she shares her life story with an admirable candidness of someone who has seen and done it all. With wisdom that only aging gracefully can bestow, she talks frankly about her four marriages as well as the other significant relationships in her life, including her courtship with Sidney Poitier; racial politics in Hollywood and on Broadway; and the personal cost, particularly to her family, of being a pioneer. Whether she's recalling an audition for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, reflecting on her marriage to Vic Damone, or talking about her experience with breast cancer, Carroll's storied history, blunt views, and notorious wit will be sure to entertain and inform.
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Rating: - Very Candid...
"The Legs Are The Last To Go - Aging, Acting, Marrying & Other Things I Learned The Hard Way" by Diahann Carroll (Amistad/Harper Collins, 271 pages) is a good read and the title holds true to the material ... Read More
Rating: - Strutting like a Diva
While I did find this a very entertaining read and while I enjoyed getting the background on Richard Rogers, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the like, I can see how some readers see these very interesting stories as only ... Read More
Rating: - Gracious Diva. . . .
Diahann Carroll's "The Legs Are the Last To Go" is a thoughtful, provocative review of the star's life, times and loves. Looking back with a wizened, wistful eye, she muses on family, stardom, marriage, show business ... Read More
Rating: - Any comprehensive film library needs this
Hollywood has no use for a woman over forty - but actress Diahann Carroll isn't conventional and her career defied the norm. Any who have followed her films will find her autobiography The Legs Are the Last to Go is a ... Read More
Rating: - The ego is the last thing to go::
I must say I really enjoyed reading this book. I reaaly love the way she tells a story.I guess all Hollywood divas have BIG ego's,how could you not(smile).great book,love her,love her. I hope she brings her one women show ... Read More
- Very Candid...
- Strutting like a Diva