Diahann Carroll broke off her engagement from David Frost in February, 1973. She reunited with Billy Dee Williams again in 1995, portraying his character's wife Mrs. Greyson in Lonesome Dove: The Series. And then she tells me that her beautiful apartment is not designed to house a marriage. [5][9] After four months of marriage Glusman filed for divorce in June 1973. [citation needed], In 1968, he signed a contract worth 125,000 to appear on American television in his own show on three evenings each week, the largest such arrangement for a British television personality[11] at the time. Halle Berry and Angela Bassett are among the stars who have cited her as an inspiration for their careers. From 1969 to 1972, Frost kept his London shows and fronted The David Frost Show on the Group W (U.S. Westinghouse Corporation) television stations in the U.S.[25] His 1970 TV special, Frost on America, featured guests such as Jack Benny and Tennessee Williams. She had been suffering from cancer and died at home in Los Angeles on Friday, her publicist said. "[29], In 1977, the Nixon Interviews, which were five 90-minute interviews with former U.S. President Richard Nixon, were broadcast. Mrs Frost remarked that she was such a nice girl, even seeking advice on English recipes for her fianc. [18] Carroll gave birth to her daughter, Suzanne Kay (born September 9, 1960), who became a journalist and screenwriter. In a sketch, "Brother David" is the guest speaker at the church of What's Happening Now. Carroll's daughter, Susan Kay, told The Associated Press her mother died Friday in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer. [52], Frost was known for several relationships with high-profile women. Actress/Singer Diahann Caroll dies at 84, sang for Barbra at the 1984 Sammy Davis Jr., Sidney Poitier and David Frost. David Frost, Aretha Franklin and Charlie Callas are guests. [27][28] During this call, Frost revealed that he was working on a novel. She also divorced her second husband, retail executive Freddie Glusman, later marrying magazine editor Robert DeLeon, who died. British-born Hollywood actress Madeleine Carroll making a broadcast with fellow actors Reginald Gardiner, David Niven and Freddie Bartholomew . Diahann Carroll talks to Chrissy Iley about Dynasty, discrimination and why she didn't marry David Frost, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. [28], Frost interviewed heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in 1974 at his training camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania before "The Rumble in the Jungle" with George Foreman. In the mid-1960s, he dated British actress Janette Scott, between her marriages to songwriter Jackie Rae and singer Mel Torm; in the early 1970s he was engaged to American actress Diahann Carroll; between 1972 and 1977 he had a relationship with British socialite Caroline Cushing; in 1981, he married Lynne Frederick, widow of Peter Sellers, but they divorced the following year.