Carol Channing

Sunday was the 80th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood. As always, the star studded event was full of glamour and surprises. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises was an award that did not appear during the televised broadcast. In ceremonies held earlier in the day, an Academy Award was presented to the ever popular Carol Channing doll for a role in a You Tube video. Photo left: The Carol Channing doll accepts the Oscar for her role in the You Tube performance of "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend". The award was a complete surprise to the Miss Channing doll, who was thrilled to ... Read Full Story

A "diamond dress" worn by Carol Channing in the stage production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (see photo) was stolen from the 86-year-old actress as she checked in to the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel yesterday afternoon, TMZ reports : "The valuable garment, which originally had long sleeves, was scheduled to be photographed and then sent to the Smithsonian to be exhibited. Luckily, her 1964 Tony award for 'Hello Dolly,' which she is also donating to the museum, was in another bag. She's currently rehearsing for a performance this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl. When asked how Carol was doing, he said, 'Carol refuses to focus on ... Read Full Story

Those of you who spent your weekend worrying about Carol Channing's "diamond dress" theft , you can rest easy. The garment was returned over the weekend by a homeless man (who is apparently not the LAPD's "person of interest" in the case) and will now be headed to the Smithsonian. Carol Channing: "I'm So Grateful!" [tmz] Recently Carol Channing's "Diamond Dress" in Hollywood Heist [tr] Carol Channing Wants Her Dress Back [tr] Read Full Story

More breaking news on the Hollywood heist of Carol Channing's "diamond dress". Channing told TMZ : "He must be awfully hungry to do such a thing. They have a suspect ... I won't say his name, because we want the dress back, we don't want him. ... The Smithsonian is sad. I am not sad." Channing to Thief: I Want My Dress Back! [tmz] Background Carol Channing's "Diamond Dress" in Hollywood Heist [tr] Read Full Story

Carol Channing, is an actress whose career was largely built on two roles, that of Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!, and that of Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She was born in Seattle, Washington. ... Read Full Story