Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) 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, the musical-comedy roles of bombshell Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and matchmaking widow Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!
Channing was born in Seattle, Washington, the only child of George and Adelaide (née Glaser; 1886–1984) Channing. Her father was a city editor at the Seattle Star; his newspaper career took the family to San Francisco when Carol was only two weeks old. Her father later became a successful Christian Science practitioner, editor, and teacher. She attended Aptos Middle School and Lowell High School in San Francisco. At Lowell, Channing was a member of its famed Lowell Forensic Society, the nation's oldest high-school debate team.
According to Channing's memoirs, when she left home to attend Bennington College in Vermont, her mother informed her that her father, a journalist who Carol had believed was born in Rhode Island, had in fact been born in Augusta, Georgia, to a German-American father and an African-American mother. According to Channing's account, her mother reportedly did not want [Channing] to be surprised "if she had a black baby". Channing kept this a secret to avoid any problems on Broadway and in Hollywood, ultimately revealing it only in her autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess (published in 2002). Her autobiography contains a photograph of her mother but has no photos of her father or son. The book states her father's birth certificate was destroyed in a fire.
Carol Channing Is Better Than You
Ryan Stiles - Carol Channing Impressions
Carol Channing & Andy Williams - HILARIOUS Cecilia Sisson Comedy Sketch
CAROL CHANNING: Time Steppin' Interview (2014)
Carol Channing as Marlene Dietrich & Cecilia Sisson
The Drew Carey Show - Traffic Jam (feat. Carol Channing and Donald Trump)
Carol Channing on "The View" Fall 2002 - In Love for 1st Time
Carol Channing sings on 1953 TV (Two songs from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes")
Carol Channing on "What's My Line?"
Carol Channing TV and Film Clips
What's My Line? - Louis Nizer; Carol Channing; Peter Cook [panel] (Apr 21, 1963)
GYPSY OF THE YEAR 2010 Opening Number
Carol Channing on Wogan
Hello Dolly Carol Channing
There's no place like home.
Carol Channing Is Better Than You
Ryan Stiles - Carol Channing Impressions
Carol Channing & Andy Williams - HILARIOUS Cecilia Sisson Comedy Sketch
CAROL CHANNING: Time Steppin' Interview (2014)
Carol Channing as Marlene Dietrich & Cecilia Sisson
The Drew Carey Show - Traffic Jam (feat. Carol Channing and Donald Trump)
Carol Channing on "The View" Fall 2002 - In Love for 1st Time
Carol Channing sings on 1953 TV (Two songs from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes")
Carol Channing on "What's My Line?"
Carol Channing TV and Film Clips
What's My Line? - Louis Nizer; Carol Channing; Peter Cook [panel] (Apr 21, 1963)
GYPSY OF THE YEAR 2010 Opening Number
Carol Channing on Wogan
Hello Dolly Carol Channing
Carol Channing Hello Dolly, London 1979
Carol Channing and Tommy Tune - That's How Young I Feel
Carol Channing - "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" (1957)
Carol Channing - Sophie Tucker
Carol Channing on Conan O'Brien (circa 1997/1998)
Perry Como & Carol Channing - If You Hadn't, But You Did
Carol Channing - T. Bankhead
Mini Bio: Carol Channing
What's My Line? - Carol Channing; Allen Ludden [panel]; Betty Furness [panel] (Aug 26, 1962)
Carol Channing Live Hello Dolly So Long Dearie
Carol Channing on Broadway 1994
Carol Channing "Fraught" Live Audio 1941 Marc Blitzstein "No For An Answer"
Mike is Carol Channing / Dr. Forrester Wants to Live
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey
Carol Channing on Sesame Street
Carol Channing:Live:1949:OBC: "Blondes": Never Before Released
CAROL CHANNING "DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND", GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (BEST HD QUALITY)
CAROL CHANNING JAZZ BABY THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, STUDIO RECORDING
Carol Channing - Happy Pride Boston 2015 - June 5
Carol Channing "Little Rock" Jule Styne "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Live '52 Tour
Carol Channing Sings Razzle Dazzle at the Hollywood Bowl
Hello Dolly starring Carol Channing
Lucille Ball Does Carol Channing
Carol Channing on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse (Season 11 Episode 2)
What's My Line? - Buddy Hackett; Carol Channing [panel] (Nov 29, 1964)
What's My Line? Buddy Hackett; Carol Channing [panel] (Nov 29, 1964)
PASSWORD - Carol Channing & Tony Randall (Mar 4, 1965)
The Muppet Show s04e22 Carol Channing
What's My Line? - Olivia De Havilland; Martin Gabel & Carol Channing [panel] (Aug 8, 1965)
What's My Line? Olivia De Havilland; Martin Gabel & Carol Channing [panel] (Aug 8, 1965)
What's My Line? - Carol Channing & Ginger Rogers; Lucille Ball; M Douglas [panel] (Jul 25, 1965)
What's My Line Mystery Guest Carol Channing
What's My Line? - Carol Channing [panel] (Aug 2, 1964)
What's My Line? - Art Carney; Alan King [panel]; Carol Channing [panel] (Mar 21, 1965)
The Nanny - 1x18 Sunday In The Park With Fran (Subtitulado)
What's My Line? Carol Channing; PANEL: Tony Randall, Helen G. Brown, Martin Gabel (Feb 6,
What's My Line? - Carol Channing; PANEL: Tony Randall, Helen G. Brown, Martin Gabel (Feb 6, 1966)
What's My Line? - James Mason; Martin Gabel [panel]; Carol Channing [panel] (Feb 21, 1965)
Interview with Carol Channing - FOF #1228 -- Hello Carol Channing
Since When Is Carol Channing Black? - Chronicle365 189/365
Show Girl, Carol Channing (Audio)
Charo & Carol Channing: 10th Annual Christmas Charol / "That's Kentertainment!"
CAROL CHANNING "Hello Dolly" Tells Everything to AL COLE: "People of Distinction!"
Whats My Line! Carol Channing and Ginger Rogers; Lucille Ball; M Douglas panel Jul 25, 1965
Carol Channing interview
Carol Channing Interview 2012
Carol Channing Interview 1994 Hello, Dolly tour
Carol Channing (behind the happy face) story of an interview with Doug Ordunio
Teresa Graves & Carol Channing "Soul Sister"
An Interview with Richard Skipper as Carol Channing in Concert
INTERVIEW WITH CAROL CHANNING! -- 11/12/12
PROFILES Featuring Carol Channing
Richard Skipper interviews Carol Channing & her dear late husband,Harry Kullijian
Lost Video Vaults #4 Carl & Carol Channing Impressions
One on One with John Tesh - Carol Channing & Brooke Shields
Carol Channing on "PROFILES": Impressionist
Dave's Gone By Interview (10/9/10) -- CAROL CHANNING & HARRY KULIJIAN
Carol Channing Loves the Feast of Fun Podcast
Ep. 178 - Damiana Garcia & Carol Channing
Running Lines with Carol Channing
[There's that moment of apprehension just before the
plane lands, and in your mind you see headlines, and
Tom Brokaw, and reporters standing in fields with their
backs to the wreckage. And you wonder if you even had
to be on this flight, driving is so much less stress.
Now you see the runway getting closer, and you hold
your breath. . .]
The warm, dry air
of another town
reminds me of the time
I wasted on you.
Did you miss your flight?
I’ll call the airline
and see if it’s delayed.
Didn’t get much sleep last night.
I could be with you,
waiting in the wings,
waiting in the wings.
Well here we go.
I’m 16 years old again,
awkward and shy
and unsure of myself.
I cough and laugh
I shift my weight and smile
and think of how much I hate you
for putting me through this.
The warm, dry air
of another town
reminds me of the time I wasted on you.
I wasted so much time on you.
So here we go.
I’m 16 years old again,
awkward and shy
and unsure of myself.
I cough and laugh
shift my weight and smile
and think of how much I hate you
for putting me through this.
And when my plane lands
I’ll be so far away from here.
The French were bred to die for love
They delight in fighting duels
But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jewels
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
A kiss may be grand but it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat, or help you at the automat
Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square cut or pear shaped
These rocks don't lose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Tiffany's, Cartier
Talk to me, Harry, Winston, tell me all about it
There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
There may come a time when a hard boiled employer
Thinks your awful nice
But get that ice or else no dice
He's your guy when stocks are high
But beware when the start to descend
It's then that those louses go back to their spouses
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little pets get big baggettes
Time rolls on and youth is gone
And you can't straighten up when you bend
But stiff back or stiff knees
You stand straight at Tiffany's
Diamonds
Diamonds
I don't mean rhinestones
But Diamonds
Are A Girl's Best Friend
Hello, Dolly,
Well, hello, Dolly
It's so nice to have you back where you belong
You're lookin' swell, Dolly
I can tell, Dolly
You're still glowin', you're still crowin'
You're still goin' strong
We feel the room swayin'
While the band's playin'
One of your old favourite songs from way back when
So, take her wrap, fellas
Find her an empty lap, fellas
Dolly'll never go away again
Hello, Dolly,
Well, hello, Dolly
It's so nice to have you back where you belong
You're lookin' swell, Dolly
I can tell, Dolly
You're still glowin', you're still crowin'
You're still goin' strong
We feel the room swayin'
While the band's playin'
One of your old favourite songs from way back when
Golly, gee, fellas
Find her a vacant knee, fellas
Dolly'll never go away
Dolly'll never go away
Dolly'll never go away again