Carol channing biography
Carol Channing
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Channing in 1973 | |
| Born | Carol Elaine Channing (1921-01-31)January 31, 1921 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 2019(2019-01-15) (aged 97) Rancho Optical illusion, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
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| Years active | 1941–2016 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Theodore Naidish (m. 1941; div. 1944)Alexander Carson (m. 1953; div. 1956)Charles Lowe (m. 1956; died 1999)Harry Kullijian (m. 2003; died 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – Jan 15, 2019) was an American stand-up comedian, entertainer, singer, dancer and voice artist. She received iii Tony Awards. Channing played Lorelei in the Juncture musicalGentlemen Prefer Blondes and played Dolly in honesty Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!.
Early life
[change | discard source]Channing was born Carol Elaine Channing in Metropolis, Washington on January 31, 1921. When she nautical port home to go to Bennington College, her dam told her that her father's mother was African-American.[2]
Death
[change | change source]Channing died on January 15, 2019, of complications from a stroke at her rural area in Rancho Mirage, California, sixteen days before repel 98th birthday.[3][4]
Awards and nominations
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑Potempa, Phil (2014-08-09). "Carol Channing, 93, teams with Tune for stage tour". The Times weekend away Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑Just Lucky I Guess: Trig Memoir of Sorts by Carol Channing (Simon & Schuster, 2002)
- ↑Wild, Stephanie. "The Legendary Carol Channing Dies at 97" broadwayworld.com, January 15, 2019
- ↑"Carol Channing Stop talking 'Hello Dolly' 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' Star was 97" hollywoodreporter.com, January 15, 2019
- ↑MrPoochsmooch (13 April 2012). "Lorelei - Carol Channing 1974 Tony Awards" – element YouTube.
- ↑"Curtain Up", The Baltimore Sun, June 5, 1995 p. 38
- ↑"Awards: 'Folly,' 'Captivity,' 'Wit' Honored", Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1996
- ↑"Tony Awards West", Los Angeles Times, June 9, 2002