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Diana Ross: A Biography

Page 66

by J. Randy Taraborrelli


  race riot (1943) 13

  Detroit News 137

  Devastating Affair 232

  Diana & Marvin (album) 273–4, 512–3

  Diana—A Celebration of Her Life and Career (Taraborrelli) 348, 349–50

  diana (album) 328–9, 330, 340, 519

  Diana Extended (album) 529

  Diana Ross (album) (1970) 227, 507–8

  Diana Ross (album) (1976) 307, 514–5

  Diana Ross—The Definitive Collection (CD) 466, 536

  Diana Ross & the Supremes: Anthology (CD) 504–5

  Diana Ross Enterprises 317–18, 320–1

  Diana Ross Foundation 359

  Diana Ross Presents the Jackson Five (album) 209

  Diana Ross and the Supremes: 25th Anniversary (album) 503

  Diana Ross and the Supremes: Greatest Hits (album) 181, 495

  Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (album) 497–8

  Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” (album) 92, 497

  Diana! TV Sound Track (album) 509–10

  Diana’s Duets (album) 520

  Disc and Music Echo 181

  Disney, Walt 157

  Divas show (2000) 436–9

  “Do You Know Where You’re Going To?” 286, 295–6, 300

  Donghia, Angelo 313

  Doral Presents Diana Ross (album) 532

  Double Platinum (television movie) 418–20

  Dozier, Lamont 83, 93, 94, 106, 108, 155–6, 180–1 see also H-D-H

  Dreamgirls (Broadway show, movie) 346–7, 348, 351, 467, 469

  Eaten Alive (album) 341, 389, 525–6

  “Eaten Alive” (single) 341, 396

  Ebony magazine 359

  Eckstine, Billy 122

  Ed Sullivan Show, The 101–3, 150, 165, 182, 194, 195, 208, 210

  Eden Roc Hotel (Miami) 240

  Edison, Harry “Sweets” 253

  Edwards, Bernard 328, 340

  Edwards, Esther (née Gordy) 50, 169, 172, 406

  Elikann, Larry 417–18

  Ely, Ron 247

  End Records 35

  “Endless Love” 336

  Endless Love (film) 336

  Erhard, Werner 320

  Erlich, Ken 438

  Evening with Diana Ross, An (album) 516

  Every Day Is a New Day (album) 421, 530–2

  Everything Is Everything (album) 234, 509

  Factor, Donald L. 224

  Fakir, Duke 193

  Farewell (album) 212, 502

  Fawcett, Farrah 327

  Feather, Leonard 265

  Fetman, Carey 438

  Fitzgerald, Ella 23

  Five Seasons Center 367

  Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas) 151–2, 165, 166–7, 172

  Fleisher, Leon 469

  Fogel, Arthur 433

  Fonda, Jane 272

  “For Once in My Life” 260

  Force Behind the Power, The (album) 411, 528

  Forever Diana—Musical Memories 411–12, 529

  Four Tops 105, 350, 354

  Frankenheimer, John 403

  Franklin, Melvin 67, 109

  Franklin, Reverend C.L. 4

  Frazier, Calvin 26

  Free to Be … You and Me (album) 533

  Freedom Festival (Detroit/Windsor) 32–3, 39

  Friendly, Ed 203

  Frontier Hotel 211, 220–2, 240

  Funk Brothers 106

  Funny Girl 192

  Fuqua, Harvey 106, 140, 141

  Furie, Sidney J. 245–6, 248, 251, 258, 260, 418

  Garland, Judy 253, 311

  Gaye, Marvin 1, 67, 68, 84, 105, 191, 273–4, 340

  Geffen, David 336–7

  Geffen Records 337

  George, Nelson 62

  Gibb, Barry 341, 389, 396

  Gibran, Kahlil 362

  Gift of Love, The (album) 535

  Gilliam, Stu 80

  G.I.T. (Getting It Together) (TV special) 203–4

  Givens, Mabel 134, 187, 188, 224, 386

  Gleason, Ralph 266

  Glenn, Robert 386

  Goffin, Gerry 286

  “Good Morning Heartache” 271

  Gordy, Berry 42, 66, 79, 460, 461–2

  and Academy Awards 266–7, 270

  alleged underworld connections 207–8

  appearance 38

  auditions the Primettes 37–41

  background 33–6

  breaking away from by Diana 313, 317, 330–3

  and civil rights 196

  controlling of Diana’s acting/film career 240, 241, 243–5, 247–80, 275, 277, 280, 290–1, 309–11

  and death of mother 292

  defection of H-D-H from and legal maneuverings against 180–1

  and Diana’s breakdown 146

  and Diana’s decision to leave Motown 332–4, 337, 338–9

  and Diana’s marriage to Naess 397

  and Diana’s solo career 204, 220, 221–2, 228, 232, 234

  early record producing and songwriting career 34, 35

  and firing of Florence from the Supremes 162–3, 175–6

  house in Bel Air 280–1

  and Lady Sings the Blues 242–50, 251, 255, 256–8, 260, 266–7

  lawsuits filed against by Wilson 119, 353

  and Mahogany 278–9, 283–4, 286–95, 296, 312

  managing of Supremes 81, 83–4, 91–3, 101, 119–20, 121–2, 128–30, 136, 140–1, 142, 158–9, 192–3, 197–8, 205–6

  marriages 34, 35

  and Martha Reeves 83–4, 86

  and Motown 25 353, 355–6, 357

  and Motown finances 107–8

  and Motor Town Revue 67–8

  moves to Hollywood Hills 206

  offers Primettes recording contract 45, 46

  reaction to Diana’s marriage to Silberstein 238

  relationship with Chris Clark 223

  relationship with daughter (Rhonda) 389

  relationship with Diana 43–4, 44, 45, 46, 81, 110–11, 113–17, 127, 135, 139, 175, 182, 185, 201–2, 212, 223–4, 225–6, 226, 229, 230–1, 234–6, 238, 239, 258, 275, 290–1, 306–7, 313, 337, 339–40, 352, 389, 397, 423, 462–3

  relationship with Florence 136, 140, 148, 149–50, 157, 158–9, 166, 174

  “respect” incident at the Apollo 154

  running of Motown and methods 106

  selling of Motown Records to MCA Records 410

  sets up Tamla Records 36–7

  slapping of face by Diana incident 294–5

  and Stars 419

  and The Wiz 309–11, 312, 314

  Gordy, Bertha (mother) 292

  Gordy, Esther (sister) see Edwards, Esther

  Gordy, Gwen (sister) 124

  Gordy, Iris 460

  Gordy, Louyce (sister) 131

  Gordy, Raynoma Liles (second wife) 35, 53, 230–1

  Gordy, Terry 415

  Gordy, Thelma Louise (née Coleman) (first wife) 34

  Gorman, Freddie 45

  Gormé, Eydie 122

  Greatest Hits: The RCA Years (album) 535

  Greatest Hits (album) 515

  Greatest Hits Live (album) 533

  Greatest Hits Volume (3) (album) 502

  Greene, Al 35

  Griffin, Rita 65

  H-D-H (Holland-Dozier-Holland) 84, 93, 94, 101, 151

  walks out of Motown and legal maneuverings against Gordy 180–1, 192

  Hall, Darryl 340

  Hallmark Presents: Making Spirits Bright (album) 534

  Halpert, Monica 437

  “Happening, The” 157

  Harper, Ken 308

  Harris, Richard 277

  Hartley, Neil 289

  Hershey, Gerri 347

  Hewlett, Charles 206, 232

  Hitsville 36–7

  Hold, Peter 368

  Holiday, Billie 23, 242, 243, 244, 251, 253, 255–6, 265 see also Lady Sings the Blues

  Holland, Brian 45, 53, 83, 105 see also H-D-H

  Holland, Eddie 83, 180 see also H-D-H
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br />   Holliday, Jennifer 469

  Holloway, Brenda 95–6

  Holloway, Red 253

  Hollywood Palace television show 204, 209

  Hollywood Reporter, The 267

  Hooker, John Lee 26

  Horne, Lena 31, 102, 123, 250, 419

  Horton, Gladys 60, 67, 77–8

  House of Beauty 53–4

  Houston, Thelma 286

  Houston, Whitney 327–8

  Hudson, Jennifer 469

  Hudson’s 64

  Humphrey, Hubert 197–8

  “I Am Woman” 191

  “I Hear a Symphony” 155

  I Hear a Symphony (album) 200, 482

  I Love You (album) 466, 467, 532

  “I Thought It Took a Little Time” 346

  “I Want a Guy” 45, 46, 57–8

  “If We Hold on Together” 410

  Iglesias, Julio 340

  “I’m Coming Out” 329–30, 465

  “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” 201, 210

  “I’m Livin’ in Shame” 210

  I’m Still Waiting and All the Great Hits (album) 533

  IMC (International Management Company) 103

  “In and Out of Love” 165

  Ink Spots 23

  Isaac, Wayne 437

  “It Makes No Difference Now” 82

  “It’s My House” 326

  “It’s My Turn” 330, 467

  “I’ve Got a Crush on You” 465

  Jackson 5 209, 354

  Jackson, Doris 62

  Jackson, Michael 209, 312, 340, 341, 351, 354, 359, 396–7

  Jenkins, Milton 24, 26, 32

  Jennings, Tanya Y. 438

  Jet magazine 302

  John, Mable 42–4

  John Roberts Powers School for Social Grace (Detroit) 125

  Johnson, Marv 35

  Johnston, Ardena 96

  Jones, Quincy 156

  Jordan, John 307

  Kelley, John 438, 439

  Kendricks, Eddie 24, 67

  Kennedy, Robert 196

  Kennedy Center Honors (2007) 469–72

  King, Coretta Scott 197

  King, Martin Luther 197, 200

  assassination of 184–6, 196

  King, Maurice 100, 124

  Kiss 331

  Kitt, Eartha 109–10

  Klu Klux Klan 20

  Knight, Gladys 209, 351

  Koch, Mayor 363

  Koch, Norma 266

  Kraft, Robert 63–4

  Kron, Aimee 62, 63

  Lady Sings the Blues 242–3, 245, 246–60, 271, 274, 275, 280–1, 308, 314, 347, 418

  Academy Award nominations 266–70, 421

  budget 257

  change in ending 264

  criticism of biographical inaccuracies 265

  criticism of casting of Diana as Holiday 251–2

  deal with Paramount 251

  Diana chosen to play Billie Holiday 248–9

  Diana’s earnings on 259

  Diana’s research of Holiday 255

  financing of by Gordy 258

  making of 254–60

  New York premiere 264–5

  origins 241–8

  praise for Diana’s performance 265–6

  recording of soundtrack 252–4

  script 250

  Lady Sings the Blues—Soundtrack (album) 253, 266, 465, 511

  Langdon, Harry 227–8, 234

  “Last Time I Saw Him” 273, 333

  Last Time I Saw Him (album) 513–4

  Latin Casino (New Jersey) 206

  Laurence, Lynda 436, 439, 441, 442, 460

  Lawrence, Steve 122

  Layton, Joe 299

  Lazar, Irving “Swifty” 348, 349

  Le Rosay school (Switzerland) 408

  Lee, Peggy 253

  Lemmon, Jack 275

  Lesterlin, François 384

  “Let Me Go the Right Way” 72

  Letterman, David, 469

  Let the Sunshine In (album) 500

  Leviska, Nancy 293, 334–5

  Life of Josephine Baker, The 384

  Liles, Raynoma see Gordy, Raynoma

  Lincoln, Abbey 242

  Lipton, James 467

  “Little Girl Blue” 273

  Live at Caesar’s Palace (album) 514

  Live at London’s Talk of the Town (album) 496–7

  Lizerbram, Rachel 437

  Look magazine 243–4, 245

  Los Angeles Times 297

  Louis, Joe 170

  Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (album) 535

  “Love Child” 193, 194–5

  Love Child (album) 498–9

  “Love Hangover” 307

  “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” 157

  Lu-Pine 42

  Lumet, Sidney 312, 418

  MacArthur, Sy 144–5, 146

  McCloy, Terence 242, 250, 266

  McDaniel, Hattie 250

  McGlown, Betty 25, 41

  McGuire Sisters 102

  McKayle, Donald 126

  Mackey, John 367, 371, 424

  Mackie, Bob 156, 203, 204, 226, 266

  McQueen, Butterfly 250

  McRae, Carmen 253

  Mae, Johnnie 3

  Mahogany 278–97, 304, 308, 312, 323, 419

  casting 282–4

  clashes between Gordy and Richardson 287–9

  designing of costumes by Diana 285, 292

  filming 284–91

  firing of Richardson by Gordy 289–90

  love theme song 285–6

  origins 277–9

  preparing for 280–2

  release of and success 296–7

  reviews 297

  script 286–7

  worsening of relationship between Diana and Gordy 291–4

  “Make Someone Happy” 132

  Manson Family 208

  Marks, Howard 341, 344

  Martha and the Vandellas see Vandellas

  Martin, Barbara 42, 45, 53, 66

  Martin, Dean 108, 373, 374, 382

  Martin, Steve 469

  Marvelettes 66–7, 68, 79, 83, 93, 351

  Masiero, Alain 394

  Massenburg, Kedar 411

  Masser, Michael 261, 263, 286, 295–6, 330, 334, 342

  Matadors 35

  Mathis, Johnny 331

  Mayes, Ronald 367

  MCA Records 410

  Media Management Corporation 259

  Meet the Supremes (album) 60, 487–8

  Merman, Ethel 203

  Meron, Neil 419

  Merrill, Bob 277–8, 279

  Merriweather, Big Maceo 26

  Merry Christmas (album) 121, 179, 481–2

  Mill Run Theater (Illinois) 232

  Miller, Ron 260–1, 262–3, 268–9, 271–2, 286

  Mills Brothers 23

  Mills, Stephanie 308

  Minnelli, Liza 266, 268, 269, 269–70, 397

  Miracles 35, 67, 68, 69, 105, 109, 251, 350, 354

  “Mirror, Mirror” 340, 347

  Mischer, Don 354

  “Missing You” 340

  Monticello’s (Massachusetts) 219–20

  More Hits by the Supremes (album) 490

  “More Today Than Yesterday” 468

  Morgan, Joseph 169–70, 171, 173

  Morris, Richard 38, 48, 51

  Moten, Ameil 11

  Moten, Bea 12, 16, 225

  Moten, Laurie 11

  Moten, Reverend William 10

  Moten, William 11

  Motor Town Revue (1962) 67–8, 69–80, 98

  Apollo theater engagement 78–80

  Diana’s competitiveness on 76

  racism encountered and shooting incident 71–4

  theaters performed in 74–5

  Motown Anthology, The (album) 525

  Motown Productions 410

  Motown Records 66, 105–6, 317, 410

  deals with artists 106

  defection of major artists 410

  drop in annual sales 410
/>   finances 106, 107–8

  lawsuits filed against by Wilson 119, 353

  lawsuits filed by previous artists over money 350–1

  leaving of by Diana 331–5, 337–9, 342–3, 366–7

  selling of to MCA Records by Gordy 410

  success of 105

  Motown Sound 83, 105

  Motown 25—Yesterday, Today, Forever 350–9

  Mount, Tom 310

  Murphy, Carmen 53–4

  “Muscles” 340, 342

  Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown (album) 534

  “My Heart Can’t Take It No More” 79

  Naess, Arne 372, 390–3, 395, 397, 398–9, 404

  background 390–2

  business career 428

  ending of marriage to Diana and divorce 427–8, 434

  killed in mountain-climbing accident 455

  and mountaineering 391

  problems with marriage to Diana 421–3, 426–7

  relationship with Diana 392–3

  view of marrying a black woman by family 407

  wealth 391–2, 428

  Naess, Arne (uncle) 390–1

  Naess, Evan Olav (son) 409

  Naess, Leona 455

  Naess, Ross Arne (son) 409

  Nathan (chauffeur) 376–7

  Never-Before-Released Masters, The (album) 504

  Newhart, Bob 108

  Nicholson, Jack 283–4

  Nugget Hotel (Atlantic City) 374, 381–2

  On Broadway-with the Temptations (album) 501–2

  Onassis, Jackie Kennedy 348–9, 350

  O’Neal, Ryan 321–5, 326–7

  Osborne, Kel 24

  Out of Darkness (TV movie) 417–18, 420

  Page, Julia 15

  Pantages Theater 459–62, 463

  Paramount Pictures 251

  Paul, Clarence 81, 82

  Payne, Scherrie 303, 436, 439, 441, 442, 444, 460

  People magazine 299

  People’s Choice Awards 420

  Perkins, Anthony 284, 287

  Perkins, George W. 417

  Perry, Richard 219

  Pickett, Wilson 51

  “Pieces of Ice” 340

  Pisha, David 368

  Podell, Jules 122, 142

  Polygram 337

  Poor People’s Campaign 197

  Poppe, Erik 394

  Powell, Maxine 124–5

  Primes 24, 32, 67

  Primettes 24–6

  audition for Gordy 37–41

  change of name to Supremes 46–7

  clashes between Diana and Florence 31–2, 40

  first rehearsals 31–2

  performances 32, 33

  recording contract with Tamla 45, 49

  recording sessions as back-up singers 42–5

  see also Supremes

  Promises 447

  Pryor, Richard 256, 355, 357

  Queen Mother 200–1

  Racism 72–5

  Radio City Music Hall 384–5

  Ralph, Sheryl Lee 346–7

  Randolph, Barbara 159–60

  Rayber Voices 53

  RCA 337, 384

  Diana’s years with 339–45

  expiring of contract with Diana 409

 

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