Life Is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond
Florence Hendersonis most well-known for her role as Carol Brady on TV'sThe Brady Bunch, but she started her career on the stage, in musicals such asOklahoma!andSouth Pacific. She starred on Broadway in the long-running musicalFanny, and in 1962, she became the first woman to guest hostThe Johnny Carson Show. Her talent for skit comedy also allowed her to make frequent appearances on Dean Martin's variety show. In 1968, she was cast as Carol Brady on the popular TV sitcom, which ran from 1968 to 1974, and is still on air today.Joel Brokawcoauthored Tyler Perry's  #1New York TimesbestsellerDon't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings.