Awe, this is a sad one. It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Broadway and film actress Carol Channing died earlier today of natural causes at her home in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 16 days shy of her 98th birthday. The cause of death is listed as natural causes.
Carol was famous for many noteworthy rolls but the one that really made everyone sit up and take note was that of Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly". I never saw her perform this role on stage, my preference was for Barbara Streisand in the film version. But Carol did this role at least 4 times both on Broadway in New York City and also on tour in the traveling companies, all across the United States.
Channing is survived by her only child, a son from her 2nd husband, Channing Carson, who is a cartoonist under the name of Chan Lowe. Chan took the sur name of Carol's 3rd husband Charles Lowe, who also happened to be her manager and publicist in 1960 when they got married. Carol was married 4 times, with most of the marriages lasting just 5-6 yrs except the 4th one, to Harry Kullijian who was her old bf from jr high school. This marriage ,which lasted for 8 yrs 7 months and 2 weeks, and ended with Harry's death on Dec26, 2011 on the eve of Harry's 92 nd birthday.
Rest in peace Carol.
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