Carol Channing, the blonde, saucer-eyed Broadway musical comedy star who was associated with one role—Dolly Gallagher Levi in Jerry Herman’s Hello Dolly!—as strongly as Yul Brynner was with The King and I and Richard Kiley with Man of La Mancha, died of natural causes on January 15, 2019. Her publicist confirmed the death. She was 97.
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Hello, Dolly! (1995) Opened Oct 19, 1995 |
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The 46th Annual Tony Awards - 1992 (1992) Opened May 31, 1992 |
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The 45th Annual Tony Awards - 1991 (1991) Opened Jun 2, 1991 |
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The 34th Annual Tony Awards - 1980 (1980) Opened Jun 8, 1980 |
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The 32nd Annual Tony Awards - 1978 (1978) Opened Jun 4, 1978 |
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Hello, Dolly! (1978) Opened Mar 5, 1978 |
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The 29th Annual Tony Awards - 1975 (1975) Opened Apr 20, 1975 |
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Jule's Friends at the Palace (1974) Opened May 19, 1974 |
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Lorelei (1974) Opened Jan 27, 1974 |
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The 25th Annual Tony Awards - 1971 (1971) Opened Mar 28, 1971 |
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1996 | Special Award | Winner |
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1949 | Theatre World Award | Lend an Ear | Winner |
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1995 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Winner | |
1974 | Best Actress in a Musical | Lorelei | Nominee |
1968 | Special Award | Winner | |
1964 | Best Actress in a Musical | Hello, Dolly! | Winner |
1961 | Best Actress in a Musical | Show Girl | Nominee |
1956 | Best Actress in a Musical | The Vamp | Nominee |