Rancho Mirage, Calif.–Carol Channing, whose incandescent performances –as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” — made her a Broadway legend, died Jan. 15 at her home here, of natural causes. She was 97.
MSTies will recall that Mike, attempting to survive the movie in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA, became Carol Channing for a short time. It didn’t help.
The New York Times has the story.
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Sorry to see her go. I always thought She was a delight.
And she made it to 97. I guess that reindeer meat really does work.
Time Magazine said of her performance in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”:
“Perhaps once in a decade a nova explodes above the Great White Way with enough brilliance to reillumine the whole gaudy legend of show business.”
Now THAT’s a good review.
as Louis Armstrong:
Goodbye Dolly…..
I had the privilege of seeing her on Broadway in Hello, Dolly back in 1964. Clueless as I was back then, even I could tell I was watching someone very special.
And as Trace’s Crow frequently observed, she did wear a lovely PAANT-thuit.
I always liked her unusual, interesting voice.
“Please! As Carol Channing I must say that is very annoying.”
RIP
As a child of the 70s, my first knowledge of Carol Channing was from Free to Be . . . You and Me. She was wonderful, and she’ll be missed.
I grew up in the 70’s, and I remember her being old (at least in my child’s brain) then. 97 years old is a damn good run. She certainly carved out a terrific career and as a woman in that era held her own quite well. RIP.