Carol Channing
Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect.
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.
Channing was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. 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. She released her autobiography Just Lucky I Guess in 2002, and Larger Than Life was released in 2008, a documentary film about her career.
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Fanny from "Fanny" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Love Makes the World Go Round from"Carnival" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Small World from "Gypsy" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Our Language of Love from"Irma La Douce" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Soon I'll Wed My Love - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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As Long As He Needs Me from "Oliver" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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What Kind of Fool Am I from "Stop the World,I Want to Get Off" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Hello Dolly from "Hello Dolly" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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The Young Lovers from "The Young Lovers" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Never on Sunday from "Never on Sunday" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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That's Life - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Mr Wonderful from "Mr Wonderful" - Broadway Blockbusters : John Gary,Anne Margret and Carol Channing -
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Dear Old Glory - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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God Bless America - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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Amazing Grace - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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Before the Parade Passes By - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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Yankee Doodle Dandy / Grand Old Flag - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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Over There - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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St. Louis Blues - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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America the Beautiful - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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Battle Hymn of the Republic - True to the Red, White & Blue -
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