Carol Channing | |
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 Channing in 1973 | |
| Born | Carol Elaine Channing January 31, 1921 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 2019 (aged 97) |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
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| Years active | 1941–2016 |
| Spouses | Theodore Naidish
(m. 1941; div. 1944)Charles Lowe
(m. 1956; died 1999)Harry Kullijian
(m. 2003; died 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
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Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Each of her characters typically possessed a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice.
Channing originated the lead roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, playing Dolly on Broadway for the final time in 1995. She was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for The Vamp, followed by a nomination in 1961 for Show Girl. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical Lorelei in 1974.
As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her other film appearances include The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Skidoo (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows. She performed The White Queen in the TV production of Alice in Wonderland (1985), and she had the first of many TV specials in 1966, titled An Evening with Carol Channing.[1]
Channing was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995.[2] She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret-style. She was one of the "legends" interviewed in the award-winning documentary, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There.[3] She released her autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, in 2002, and Larger Than Life--a documentary film about her life and career--was released in 2012.[4]
- ^ "An Evening with Carol Channing (1966)". YouTube.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Carol Channing, legendary Broadway actress, dies at 97". NBC News. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Foundas, Scott (June 30, 2003). "Broadway: The Golden Age". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Carol Channing, Larger Than Life (2012) – trailer". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2017.