On May 25, 1975, Carroll then age 39, married Robert DeLeon, the 24-year old managing editor of "Jet" magazine. They met when DeLeon assigned himself to a cover story on Carroll about her 1975 Oscar nomination for "Claudine". DeLeon had a child from a previous marriage. Carroll moved to Chicago where "Jet" was headquartered, but DeLeon soon quit his job so the couple relocated to Oakland. Carroll was widowed two years later when DeLeon was killed in a car crash. Carroll's fourth marriage was to singer Vic Damone in 1987. The union, which Carroll admitted was turbulent, had a legal separation in 1991, reconciliation, and divorce in 1996.