Carol Channing

The cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie Carol Channing is fabulous! I must admit most of knowledge andultimate love of her came from your influence Richard! I absolutely think shedeserves every acknowledgment there is. She is most deserving of thataward!  - Emma Bell Happy Birthday, Carol Channing!   Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Carol Channing. I feel as if I have devoted my life to her. My office is a virtual museum to her. However, today, I've decided to celebrate through pictures...Read Full Story

"The safest place in the world is center stage." -Carol Channing in Carol Channing: Larger Than Life Happy Thursday! I hope this finds you well. This is my last full day in Los Angeles...and what a busy day it's going to be. Last night was an incredible night. The Paley Center here in LA had a special screening of Carol Channing: Larger Than Life . It was STAR studded evening. These are TRUE stars, those that have earned the right to be called STAR. with Joanne Worley and Dan Glosser with...Read Full Story

" Hello, Dolly! is a musical comedy dream, with Carol Channing the girl of it.... Channing opens wide her big-as-millstone eyes, spreads her white-gloved arms in ecstatic abandon, trots out on a circular runway that surrounds the orchestra, and proceeds to dance rings around the conductor.... With hair like orange sea foam, a contralto like a horse's neighing, and a confidential swagger, [she is] a musical comedy performer with all the blowzy glamor of the girls on the sheet music of 1916...Read Full Story

Carol Channing is an acting and singing legend, so it would take a superstar to do her justice onscreen. Enter Johnny Depp -- or at least, he wishes. Depp said in a recent interview that playing Channing would be his dream role, so when she appeared on The View today, the hosts took the opportunity to find out what she thought about that. Turns out, she's not so surprised. Johnny Depp Videos Johnny Depp Reveals He Hasn't Seen 'Alice in... Johnny Depp Speaks Out in Defense of 'West... The...Read Full Story

Live with love and forge ahead with truth and joy . Happy Thursday! The above quote is Beth Glover's personal philosophy of life.  It epitomizes her. I have been fortunate enough to know Beth for many years. Let me tell you about the road that led to Beth for me.  In 1991, I heard that the Hampton Playhouse was doing Hello, Dolly! I had just started performing as Carol Channing so I went in and auditioned.  I wasn't a member of Actor's Equity at the time but I was Equity eligible (I don't...Read Full Story

I was sad to hear that Carol Channing's husband Harry Kullijian has died. He passed in Rancho Mirage, California just before his 92nd birthday due to an aneurysm. Harry was a successful person in his own right, in his own business and also as a local councilman in Modesto, California. You may recall my post just last week- when I saw ' The Carol Channing Christmas Show ' and took this photo of Harry and Carol together. Harry looked to be in great health, but poor Carol had been in the...Read Full Story

Wednesday night I went to see an old friend perform in concert in the Palm Springs area. Broadway and film legend Miss Carol Channing performed in ' A Carol Channing Christmas ', at the Agua Caliente Resort & Casino. The evening starred Carol Channing, Rich Little and the American Glee Club. The show was a benefit for their charitable organization . I've long been a fan of Miss Channing. Earlier this year, in January I had dinner with Miss Channing at Melyvn's restaurant. The last time I saw...Read Full Story

"The only true measure of sucess is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other." -HG Wells, English author(born this date in 1866, died of 1946) Happy Hump Day! , Once again, we are on that hump day of knowing we have made it halfway through the week and what lies ahead over the next few days. It feels like a nice autumn day here in New York as I start my blog for today...Read Full Story

If I talk about something I either talk about it or I DO it... the minute I talk about it it's lost all it's drive and all it's fun. Carol Channing Hello, Kennedy Center Honors (and everyone else who reads this)! Today, I want to write about a cause that's very dear to my heart. I desire to see Carol Channing receive the 2011 Kennedy Center Honor. For those who know Carol personally or either as a fan, this woman has earned this honor! At 90 years young, when most people would be resting on...Read Full Story

It has been reported that I was seriously ill--it was another man; dying--it was another man; dead--the other man again...As far as I can see, nothing remains to be reported, except that I have become a foreigner. When you hear it, don't you believe it. And don't take the trouble to deny it. Merely just raise the American flag on our house in Hartford and let it talk. - Letter to Frank E. Bliss, 11/4/1897 from Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmons) Happy Friday! Wow! What a week this has been! An...Read Full Story