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Diana Ross
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Executive Producer, Actor, Songwriter Born: March 26, 1944 in Detroit, MI Biography:African-American musical superstar "Diana Ross" may well be a by-product of the almost crippling shyness she has suffered since childhood. Reportedly, it took a lot out of young "Ross" to work up the courage to sing in her church choir; but once she decided that music was to be her bread and butter, there was no stopping her. With Florence Ballard and "Mary Wilson", "Ross" formed the now-legendary R&B "girl group" "the Supremes", which was elevated from a local Detroit attraction to international renown by Motown Records maven "Berry Gordy". When Florence Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong in 1967, the group's name was changed to Diana Ross and the Supremes (which it had essentially been all along). "Ross" struck out on her own in 1969; within 12 months, her popularity was such that she was voted Entertainer of the Year by the NAACP. In 1972, she made her long-anticipated film debut in "Lady Sings... Full Biography
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