Carol Channing, 12-time Broadway veteran, three-time Tony winner, who became a Broadway legend thanks to two roles — the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” a role she originated in 1964 and performed again , in Broadway revivals in 1978 and 1995 — died this morning at the age of 97.
Broadway will dim its lights in her honor on Wednesday at 7:45 pm.
“Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.”
Carol Channing, 97, 12-time Broadway veteran, three-time Tony winner, who became a Broadway legend thanks to two roles — the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” a role she originated in 1964 and performed again , in Broadway revivals in 1978 and 1995
Carol Channing
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly, opened January 16, 1964. I
Carol Channing – c 1950
Carol Channing in 1997with her caricature
Channing in Hello Dolly 1964
Channing in Laugh-in in the 1960s
In her nightclub act as Marlene Dietrich
Carol Channing with Ginger Rogers in First Traveling Saleslady
Carol Channing in Lorelei in 1974
In Wonderful Town in 1954
Yvonne Adair and Carol Channing in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1949
