The Last Of The Black Glamour Pusses.

The first one, I guess, was Josephine Baker.
Then there was Dorothy Dandridge.  And Lena Horne.
All great stars.
Eclipsing them, in terms of stardom and longevity was Diahann Carroll.
She died yesterday at 84.
More than just being a great actress, she was a fantastic and underappreciated singer.
If you're not all that aware of her singing prowess, go to Spotify.
There is plenty of evidence of her unique, haunting voice.
I think she was better than Streisand.
Streisand was the white Diahann Carroll.
But that's me.
She appeared on Broadway in "House Of Flowers".  Has like three or four songs in what was
basically Pearl Bailey's show.
And she won a Tony for "No Strings".  Great.
And she toured with the musical "Sunset Blvd".  I wish I had seen it.
A friend of mine once said about black glamour pusses  "I would die my skin for her."
Most of the men in Diahann's life were white, so skin-dying would not really be an issue.
So who picks up the mantle now?
The closest I can think of is Marilyn McCoo of the Fifth Dimension.
But she wasn't an actress.
Maybe Diahann is irreplaceable.
I'd like to think so.

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