Profile
Carol Channing
Actress + Singer and Musical Comedy Performer
Female
Born
Jan 31, 1921
Age
92
Hometown
Seattle, Washington
Other Names
Carol Elaine Chan...
Carol Elaine Channing is an American singer, actress, and comedienne. She is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Channing is best remembered for originating, on Broadway… Read More
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Romance
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Harry KullijianMarried 2003
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Charles LoweMarried 1956 - 1999
News + Updates
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John Polly: Watch: John Polly Recaps 'Ru Paul's Drag Race' Season 5, Ep. 5Huffington Post - Feb 27, 2013
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Charles Karel Bouley: Eder: One Of The Few Voices Working Takes West Coast In SongHuffington Post - Feb 17, 2013
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George Heymont: Please Pardon The Paws In Today's ProceedingsHuffington Post - Jan 31, 2013
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Award Winning Radio Personality Sheena Metal Celebrates Four Years At La Talk RadioCalifornia News Wire - Jan 08, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1921
Birth
Born on January 31, 1921.
TWENTIES
1941
20 Years Old
Channing's first job on stage in New York was in Marc Blitzstein's No For an Answer, starting January 5, 1941 at the Mecca Temple (later New York's City Center).
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THIRTIES
FORTIES
1961
40 Years Old
Five years later, Channing had a featured role in a revue, Lend an Ear. She was spotted by author Anita Loos and cast in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Lorelei Lee, the role that gained her recognition. (Her signature song from the production was "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend".) In 1961, Channing became one of the few performers nominated for a Tony Award for work in a revue (rather than a traditional book musical); she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for the short-lived revue Show Girl.
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1964
43 Years Old
At the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she welcomed the president by serenading him with a parody of Hello, Dolly, which was sung as Hello, Lyndon.
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1966
45 Years Old
In 1966, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1984
63 Years Old
In 1984, Channing appeared on Sesame Street and sang a parody of the song "Hello, Dolly!
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1998
77 Years Old
Channing filed for divorce from Lowe in 1998, but her estranged husband died before the divorce was finalized.
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2003
82 Years Old
On May 10, 2003, she married Harry Kullijian (December 27, 1919 – December 26, 2011), her junior high school sweetheart, who reunited with her after she mentioned him fondly in her memoir.
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2005
84 Years Old
Channing was introduced to the stage while helping her mother. In a 2005 interview with the Austin Chronicle, Channing recounted this experience: "My mother said, 'Carol, would you like to help me distribute Christian Science Monitors backstage at the live theatres in San Francisco?' And I said, 'All right, I'll help you.'
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