Happy 89th to Carol Channing!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/30/10 at 7:24pm

May God bless this wonderful woman who's become such an important part of my life!

[nmartin]

Posted: 1/30/10 at 7:34pm

Happy Birthday to Carol!!
She once took me backstage at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 1/30/10 at 8:01pm

Happy Birthday!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/30/10 at 8:05pm

Dolly & Dolly are spending some quality alone time today

Have fun.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 1/30/10 at 10:30pm

You are, of course, assuming that Carol Channing measures time by human standards. I sometimes wonder. The woman has outlasted practically everyone from her youth (except Elaine Stritch who does not age at all because she is a goddess). She's utterly unique and that's her biggest talent.

[NGeorgiaBwayFan]

Posted: 1/31/10 at 8:42am

Happy Birthday, Miss Carol!
I wish you many, many more.
I will never forget coming backstage to meet you when I was 17 years old. It meant so much to me then, and looking back, it means even more to me now. Funny, I ran across the signed program just yesterday.

[kooky]

Posted: 1/31/10 at 8:44am

Happy Birthday Carol .....

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/31/10 at 9:14am

Carol Channing revealed in her autobiography that she is an octoroon.

So, technically, Pearl Bailey was NOT the first African-American to play Dolly Levi.

Carol was!

Happy birthday, Carol.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 1/31/10 at 10:00am

We love you Carol, oh yes we do.
We love you Carol, and we'll be true.
When you're not near us, we're blue.
Oh, Carol, we love you!!!!

[Upland]

Posted: 1/31/10 at 6:35pm

Ms. Channing appeared once in a benefit I produced. She was funny and gracious and wonderful.
Happy Birthday.

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 2/1/10 at 1:28am

Happy Birthday to the fabulous Carol Channing!!!

When the last tour of "Dolly" came to Pittsburgh, a friend and I were allowed to slip into the opening night party.

I didn't get to speak to her, but she spoke about me.

Appearently she doesn't like to sign autographs anymore, but signs a ton of programs to hand out. Well, at the party they were no where to be found. She and her then husband walk past me, she saying something like "They must be somewhere. These people would like them." She points to me and says, "I'm sure this young man would like one!"

And when the box was found (behind the bar, I think), I was the first person who she handed one to.

Any word on how her broken hip is?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/1/10 at 11:11am

I spoke to Carol yesterday and her hip has pretty much mended. She's resumed her public appearances and sounded absolutely fine.