Channing's big break came in 1949 when she was cast as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. But she'll always be remembered for her role as a... Bidding Farewell To 'Hello, Dolly!': Actress Carol ...

Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway and beyond, has died.

Carol Channing, Broadway's original Dolly in "Hello, Dolly!", died early this morning at 97. She was a performer of many gifts, as critic Bob Mondello remembers. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: She had a ...

Metro Weekly magazine was barely a year and a half old when, in 1995, we were offered the chance to interview — and photograph — Broadway legend Carol Channing, then appearing at the Kennedy Center in ...

Was known for her wide eyes, platinum blonde wigs and speaking with a lisp. Nominated for four Tony Awards and won one. She was also presented with two honorary Tony Awards. Nominated for one Academy ...

Carol Channing — the Broadway immortal, the film and TV star who headlined her own Las Vegas show, the first celebrity to make the Super Bowl halftime show something worth watching, and who befriended ...

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Actress Carol Channing, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and on television, has died at age 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll says Channing died of natural causes at 12 ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, George Takei and more took to social media to pay tribute to the late Carol Channing on Tuesday. By Katherine Schaffstall Hollywood and stage stars ...