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Gender: Female
Birthplace: Seattle Washington
Birthday: 1-31-1921
Carol Channing made her Broadway debut in 1941 and worked on stage fairly steadily throughout the next three decades. Her most famous roles on stage are Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! . Carol has performed in nightclubs and appeared on television and movies. Her distinctive voice has been used many times in television and feature-length movies. As of...

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TMZ on TV
September 17, 2007
Monday 17 September 2007 on Syndicated

Audio tape of O.J. Simpson's stealing sports memorabilia; Carol Channing's dress is returned; and TMZ's coverage of the Emmy Awards.

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A major museum exhibition honoring Carol Channing's 60 years in show business will be on display at the Museum of Performance & Design (formerly the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum) from September 26, 2008 to March 14, 2009. The exhibit includes costumes Carol wore in some of her shows, her Golden Globe award, original drawings of Carol by Al Hirschfeld, and more. (edit)
On June 23, 2008, Carol was presented the National PTA Life Achievement Award, the PTA's highest honor for Advocacy for Arts in Education. (edit)
Carol and her husband, Harry Kullijian, are great promoters of fine arts in the public school system. As of 2008 they promised to establish a scholarship in arts education at each college in the University of California system. (edit)
In 2008, at the age of 87, Carol performed a concert in Portsmouth, New Hampsire, to benefit the AIDS Response Seacoast charity organization on its 20th anniversary. To honor Channing, Gov. John Lynch declared the day of the concert, April 3, to be Carol Channing Day in the State of New Hampshire. (edit)
Carol was honored by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2008. Channing donated the Bob Mackie dress she wore in her stage role as Lorelei in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" to the museum's permanent exhibit. (edit)

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Carol Channing: (on the importance of teaching the arts in public schools) Arts fertilize children's brains. (edit)
Carol Channing: Art is an elixir for the soul, and it should be available to everyone. (edit)
Carol Channing: You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.
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Carol Channing: Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
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Carol Channing: If I talk about something I either talk about it or I DO it... the minute I talk about it it's lost all it's drive and all it's fun.
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