The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, Mothering, and Everything Else I Learned Along the Way

The actress who broke through television’s color bar, entertainment legend Diahann Carroll tells all in her candid memoir The Legs Are the Last to Go. The first black woman to star in her own TV series—NBC’s Julia—Carroll displays all the grace, wit, style, and honesty that carried her to the top as she reveals intimate details about her career, her life, and her loves, including her marriage to Vic Damone and her torrid relationship with Sidney Poitier. The Legs Are the Last to Go is an unforgettable self-portrait and revealing Hollywood memoir at its finest.

© 2008 Amistad (Audiobook): 9780061706141

Release date

Audiobook: September 30, 2008