DIE US-AMERIKANISCHE SCHAUSPIELERIN UND SÄNGERIN CAROL CHANNING IST GESTORBEN

Die am 31. Januar 1921 in Seattle geborene US-amerikanische Sängerin und Schauspielerin Carol Channing (Bild) ist am 15. Januar 2019 in Rancho Mirage (Kalifornien) gestorben. Sie galt als Legende des New Yorker Broadways.

Foto: Allan Warren, 1973 – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carol_Channing_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg

Broadway legend Carol Channing dies at age 97

Her longtime publicist, B. Harlan Boll, posted a statement on Channing to Facebook, saying she died of natural causes. He called her an «original industry pioneer, legend and icon.»

http://www.kfvs12.com/2019/01/15/broadway-legend-carol-channing-dies-age/

A Larger-Than-Life Broadway Star

Her performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in «Gentlemen Prefer Blondes» and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in «Hello, Dolly!» made her a Broadway legend.

Enid Nemy

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/obituaries/carol-channing-dead.html

Hollywood Stars Remember Carol Channing

Channing was best known for originating the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! She first played the role in the St. James Theatre production, which ran from January 1964 to December 1970. The actress went on to play Dolly 5,000 more times on Broadway and in traveling productions.

Her other acting credits include the productions Let’s Face It!, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Proof Through the Night, Lend an Ear, Wonderful Town (in which she replaced Rosalind Russell), The Vamp, Show Girl and Four on a Garden and Lorelei.

Katherine Schaffstall

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-channing-dead-celebrities-pay-tribute-hello-dolly-star-1176154

Broadway-Legende

Sie spielte mehr als 5’000 mal die Heiratsvermittlerin und Witwe Dolly Levi am Broadway und erreichte mit ihrer Rolle Kultstatus. Channing gewann mit dem Musical «Hello, Dolly» auch einen der begehrten Tony-Awards, der amerikanische Oscar der Theaterwelt.

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http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/carol-channing-die-broadway-legende-ist-gestorben-a-1248160.html

Videos:

Carol Channing–97th Birthday TV Profile, Hello Dolly!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ5wjEl_TwQ

Carol Channing: Reminisces of «Hello, Dolly» & «Hello, Harry», 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1SMGsbjpZQ

CAROL CHANNING: Time Steppin‘ Interview (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qWyWmG7aII

Raspberries!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5byy_7uBvLQ

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