Carol channing biological father

PERSONAL

Full name, Carol Elaine Channing; born January 31, 1921, in Seattle, WA; raised in San Francisco, CA; daughter of George (a newspaper editor and a Christian Scientist lecturer) and Adelaide (maiden name, Glaser) Channing; married Theodore Naidish (a writer; divorced); married Al Carson (a professional football player; divorced, September, 1956); married Charles F. Lowe (a television producer and manager), September 5, 1956 (filed for divorce May 19, 1998; died, September 2, 1999); married Harry Kullijian, May 10, 2003; children: (second marriage) Channing George Lowe (a political cartoonist). Education: Attended Bennington College. Religion: Christian Scientist. Politics: Democrat.

Addresses:Agent—William Morris Agency, One William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Vox, Inc., 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career: Actress and singer. Cabaret performer at various venues, including the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 1957, the Nugget Hotel, Reno, NV, 1972, and the Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1972. Performer at the Inaugural Gala for President Lyndon B. Johnson, Washington, DC, 1965; appeared in television commercials, including General Foods; also a performer at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem, and at resorts in the Pocono Mountains; sold her "Broadway Collection" jewelry on home shopping networks. Previously worked as a model and as an usher in the Alvin Theater, New York City.

Member: Actors' Equity Association.

Awards, Honors:New York Drama Critics Circle Award, 1948, for Lend an Ear; Theatre World Award, 1949; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a musical, 1956, for The Vamp; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a musical, 1961, for Show Girl; Antoinette Perry Award and New York Drama Critics Award, 1964, both for Hello Dolly!; Golden Apple Award, female star of the year, 1967; Golden Globe Award, best supporting actress, Academy Award nomination, best supporting actress, Golden Laurel Award, female supporting performance, Producers Guild of American, 1968, all for Thoroughly Modern Millie; Antoinette Perry Special Award, 1968; London Critics Award, 1970, for Carol Channing and Her Ten Stout-Hearted Men; Woman of the Year Award, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard University, 1971; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a musical, 1974, for Lorelei, or Gentlemen Still Prefer Blondes; Antoinette Perry Award, for lifetime achievement in the theater, 1995; Distinguished Lifetime Service Award, League of American Theatres and Producers, 1998; Los Angeles Drama Critics Lifetime Achievement Award, 1996; Julie Harris Award, Actors' Fund, 2002; Star on the Broadway Walk of Stars, 2002; Woman of the Year, Nevada Ballet Theatre, 2003; Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—Television.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Singer, No for an Answer, Center Theatre, New York City, 1941.

Understudy Maggie Watson, Let's Face It, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1941.

Steve, Proof Through the Night, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1942.

(Broadway debut) Various roles, Lend an Ear, National Theatre, 1948.

Lorelei Lee, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1949, later Palace Theatre, Chicago, 1951.

Ruth Sherwood, Wonderful Town, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1953.

Flora Weems, The Vamp, Winter Garden Theatre, 1955.

Show Business, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1959.

Various roles, Show Girl, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1961.

Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1964–65, then Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1966, later Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1978, and 1995–96, also Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1980.

Mrs. Dunkelmayer, "House of Dunkelmayer," Betty, "Betty," Irene, "Toreador," and Mrs. Wexel, "The Swingers," Four on a Garden, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1971.

Carol Channing and Her Ten Stout-Hearted Men, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1971.

Carol Channing and Her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, and Regent Theatre, Sydney, Australia, both 1972.

Lorelei Lee, Lorelei, or Gentlemen Still Prefer Blondes (also known as Lorelei), Palace Theatre, New York City, 1974.

Lorelei Lee, Parade of Stars Playing the Palace, Palace Theatre, 1983.

The Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985.

Legends, Los Angeles, 1985–86.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Abbott! Or Night of 100 Years, Palace Theatre, 1987.

Herself and performer of song "Little Girl from Little Rock," Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, 1990.

Give My Regards to Broadway, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1991.

Razzle Dazzle!, Los Angeles, 2004.

Carol Channing: The First Eighty Years Are the Hardest, Feinstein's at the Regency, New York City, 2005.

Also appeared in So Proudly We Hail.

Major Tours:

Lorelei Lee, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, U.S. cities, 1951–52.

Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion, U.S. cities, 1953.

Ruth, Wonderful Town, U.S. cities, 1954.

Show Business, U.S. cities, 1959.

Show Girl Revue, U.S. cities, 1961.

George Burns-Carol Channing Musical Revue, U.S. cities, 1962.

Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!, U.S. cities, 1965–66, 1967, 1977–80, 1983, and 1994–96.

The Carol Channing Show, U.S. cities, 1971.

Lorelei Lee, Lorelei, or Gentlemen Still Prefer Blondes (also known as Lorelei), U.S. cities, 1975.

Alma, The Bed before Yesterday, Florida cities, 1976.

Jerry's Girls, Florida cities, 1984.

Sylvia Glenn, Legends, U.S. cities, 1985–86.

Film Appearances:

Mrs. Peters, Paid in Full, 1950.

Molly Wade, The First Traveling Saleslady, Universal, 1956.

Herself, Carol Channing's Los Angeles, 1966.

Muzzy, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Universal, 1967.

Narrator, All About People, 1967.

Flo Banks, Skidoo, Paramount, 1968.

Voice of Mehitabel, Shinbone Alley, 1971.

Voice, Free to Be … You & Me, 1974.

Heartland guest, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1978.

Herself, George Burns—His Wit and Wisdom, 1989.

Voice of Muddy, Happily Ever After (animated), First National Film Corporation, 1990.

Herself, Wisecracks, Alliance Releasing, 1991.

Voice of Miss Fieldmouse, Hans Christian Andersen's "Thumbelina" (animated; also known as Thumbelina), Warner Bros., 1994.

Herself, Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (also known as The Line King), Castle Hill Productions, 1996.

Edie & Pen (also known as Desert Gamble), 1996.

(Uncredited) Herself, Homo Heights (also known as Happy Heights), 1998.

(Uncredited) Herself, The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary), Focus Features, 2002.

Herself, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary; also known as Broadway, Broadway: The Golden Age, and Broadway: The Movie), Dada Films, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice, Where's Waldo? (animated; also known as Where's Wally), CBS, 1991.

Voice of Granny, The Addams Family (animated), 1992.

Herself, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour and Top Models), 1993.

Herself, Hollywood Squares, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

White Queen, Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice Through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985.

Voice of Ceiling Fan, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (animated), The Disney Channel, 1998.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

The Carol Channing Show, CBS, 1967.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Svengali and the Blonde, NBC, 1955.

Crescendo, CBS, 1957.

The Best on Record, NBC, 1965.

The Wonderful World of Burlesque, NBC, 1966.

Carol Channing's Los Angeles, 1966.

Carol Channing and 101 Men, ABC, 1967.

Host, Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway, ABC, 1969.

Carol Channing Proudly Presents the Seven Deadly Sins, ABC, 1969.

Guest, Danny Thomas Looks at Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, CBS, 1970.

Host, I'm a Fan, CBS, 1972.

Performer, One More Time, CBS, 1974.

Bob Hope Comedy Special, NBC, 1974.

Voice of herself, Free to Be … You & Me, 1974.

The Royal Variety Performance 1979, 1979.

Night of 100 Stars, 1982.

Parade of Stars, ABC, 1983.

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business, NBC, 1983.

The Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1985.

George Burns 90th Birthday Party (also known as Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special), CBS, 1986.

Herself and performer of song "Little Girl from Little Rock," "Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne" (also known as "The Music of Jule Styne"), Great Performances, PBS, 1987.

The 12th Annual Circus of the Stars (also known as Circus of the Stars), CBS, 1987.

Herself, 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (also known as JFK: The Day the Nation Cried), 1989.

Herself and performer of song "Little Girl from Little Rock," Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1992.

The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion, 1993.

Herself, Jerry Herman's "Broadway at the Bowl" (also known as Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl), PBS, 1994.

The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994.

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, HBO, 1995.

Gail Sheehy's "New Passages," ABC, 1996.

Annie, ABC, 1999.

Halston: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Broadway's Lost Treasures, PBS, 2003.

The Desilu Story: The Rags to Riches Success of the Desilu Empire, Bravo, 2003.

Broadway: The American Musical (documentary), PBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 19th Annual Tony Awards, WWOR (New York City), 1965.

The 40th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1968.

The 32nd Annual Tony Awards, 1978.

Presenter, The 34th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1980.

The 24th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1982.

The 38th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1984.

The 1st Annual Comedy Awards, 1987.

The 43rd Annual Tony Awards, 1989.

The 45th Annual Tony Awards, 1991.

Presenter, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1992.

The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992.

Presenter, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, 1992.

The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994.

The 49th Annual Tony Awards, 1995.

The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996.

Presenter, The 58th Annual Tony Awards (also known as The 2004 Tony Awards), CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, The Milton Berle Show (also known as Texaco Star Theater and The Buick-Berle Show), 1953.

"This Little Kitty Stayed Cool," Omnibus, CBS, 1953.

Person to Person, CBS, 1956.

Mabel, "Three Men on a Horse," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.

Toast of the Town (also known as The Ed Sullivan Show), 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1971.

The Spike Jones Show, 1957.

Daisy June, "Clem in New York," The Red Skelton Show (also known as The Red Skelton Hour), 1957.

Herself, "Comedy Time," Shower of Stars (also known as Chrysler Shower of Stars), 1957.

Herself, The Big Record, 1958.

Promenade member, "The Christmas Tree," Hallmark Hall of Fame (also known as Hallmark Television Playhouse), NBC, 1958.

"George Signs Carol Channing," The George Burns Show, NBC, 1959.

"At Carol Channing's," The Big Party for Revlon, CBS, 1959.

Here's Hollywood, 1962.

What's My Line?, 1962–66.

I've Got a Secret, 1963.

The Andy Williams Show, 1963.

Password (also known as Password All-Stars), 1963, 1964, 1965.

Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, 1964.

Daisy June, "Clem Strikes Oil," The Red Skelton Show (also known as The Red Skelton Hour), 1964.

The Carol Burnett Show (also known as Carol Burnett and Friends), 1968, 1971, 1972.

Playboy After Dark, 1969.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (also known as Laugh-In), 1969, 1970, 1972.

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, NBC, 1970, 1971.

The Flip Wilson Show, 1971, 1972.

"David Hartman," This Is Your Life, 1972.

The Dean Martin Show (also known as The Dean Martin Comedy Hour), 1972, 1974.

The Mike Douglas Show, 1974.

Herself, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1980.

Aunt Sylvia, "Aunt Sylvia," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.

Aunt Sylvia, "My Aunt, The Warrior," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982.

Aunt Sylvia, "My Friend the Executrix," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982.

Herself, "Distant Relative," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983.

Aunt Sylvia, "Authoress! Authoress!," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984.

"Soap Star," The Love Boat, ABC, 1985.

"Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?," The Love Boat, ABC, 1987.

The New Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1988.

Super Password, NBC, 1988.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, syndicated, 1989.

Sweethearts, syndicated, 1989.

"Carol Channing's Broadway," Evening at Pops, PBS, 1989.

Voice of Canina LaFur, "A Chorus Crime," Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animated), 1990.

Voice of Canina LaFur, "They Shoot Dogs, Don't They?," Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animated), 1990.

Voice of Granny Frump, The Addams Family (animated), ABC, 1992.

Herself, "Smoke Gets in Your Lies," The Nanny, CBS, 1993.

Voice of Dr. Contralto, The Magic School Bus (animated), PBS, 1994.

"Who Killed the Fashion King?," Burke's Law, 1994.

Herself, "Girlie Show," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1995.

The Dana Carvey Show, ABC, 1996.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

Herself, "New York and Queens," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997.

Herself, "The Comeback," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997.

Herself, "Chelsea's First Date," Style and Substance, CBS, 1998.

"Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

CBS News Sunday Morning (also known as Sunday Morning), CBS, 2005.

Martha, syndicated, 2005.

Voice, American Dad (animated), Fox, 2005.

Voice of herself, "Patriot Games," Family Guy (animated; also known as Padre de familia), Fox, 2006.

Also appeared inCaptain Kangaroo, CBS; The Lucy Show, CBS:

WRITINGS

Autobiography:

Just Lucky, I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts, Simon & Schuster, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, June 2, 1995, p. 29.

Interview, October, 1995, p. 84.

Newsweek, June 1, 1998, p. 76.

People Weekly, December 16, 1985, p. 194; June 8, 1998, p. 132.

Vanity Fair, October, 1995, pp. 262-66, 268, 292-93.