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Carol Channing (1921–2019)

Author of Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts

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Carol Elaine Channing was born in Seattle, Washington on January 31, 1921. She studied drama and dance at Bennington College. She was best known for her Broadway performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! She won show more a Tony Award for best actress in a musical for Hello, Dolly! She also appeared on Broadway in Wonderful Town, The Vamp, and Show Girl. She received a Tony Award for lifetime achievement in 1995. She starred in the 1967 movie Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she received an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe for her performance. Her autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, was published in 2002. She died on January 15, 2019 at the age of 97. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Thumbelina [1994 film] (1994) — Actor — 222 copies, 4 reviews
Thoroughly Modern Millie [1967 film] (1967) — Actor — 173 copies, 1 review
Alice in Wonderland [1985 TV mini-series] (1985) — Actor — 55 copies
Hello, Dolly! Original 1964 Broadway Cast Recording (1964) — Preformer — 27 copies, 1 review
Free To Be...You And Me [1972 album] (1972) — Contributor — 26 copies
Happily Ever After [1989 film] (1993) — Actor — 12 copies
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Original 1949 Broadway Cast Recording (1991) 11 copies
Thoroughly Modern Millie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) — Performer — 8 copies
Hello, Dolly! Original 1994 Broadway Revival Cast Recording — Performer — 5 copies
The Muppet Show: Season 4 3 copies

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