Born on this day – Carol Speed:

 

Carol Speed

Actress

Singer

Writer

March 14, 1945 – January 14, 2022

Credits:
 
Songs:
 
I Can Make It (1973); My Soul is a Witness (1974).
 
Books:
 

Gods in Polyester, or a Survivors’ Account of 70s Cinema Obscura (2004); Inside Black Hollywood (1980); The Georgette Harvey Story (2002).

 

Movies and television:
 

Abby (1974); American Pimp (1999); Black Samson (1974); Bummer (1973); Days of Our Lives (1970); Disco Godfather (1979); Dynamite Brothers (1974); Getting Away from It All (1972); Julia (1970); Love Hate Love (1971); Sanford and Son (1972); Savage! (1973); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Tenafly (1973); The Big Bird Cage (1972); The Girls of Huntington House (1973); The Mack (1973); The New Centurions (1972); The Paul Lynde Show (1972); The Psychiatrist (1970); Village Vengeance (2006).