Carol Channing
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Known for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiated a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Channing also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. She began as a Broadway musical actress, starring in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, most recently playing Dolly in 1995. Channing was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for The Vamp followed by a nomination in 1961 for Show Girl. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical Lorelei in 1974. As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her other film appearances include The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Skidoo (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows, from The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s to Hollywood Squares. She had a standout performance as The White Queen in the TV production of Alice in Wonderland (1985), and had the first of many TV specials in 1966, An Evening with Carol Channing. Channing was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret style. She released an autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, in 2002, and Larger Than Life, a documentary film about her career, was released in 2012.
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Birthday: January 31, 1921
Deathday: January 15, 2019
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967-03-22
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Overview: Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-03-22
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Skidoo
1968-12-19
Skidoo
Overview: Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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Thumbelina
1994-03-30
Thumbelina
Overview: Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help her.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Romance Music Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-30
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The People's Command Performance: '77
1977-04-07
The People's Command Performance: '77
Overview: A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.
Genres: Music Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-07
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978-07-24
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Overview: A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
Genres: Adventure Music Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-24
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Show Girl
1961-04-02
Show Girl
Overview: A live recording of Carol Channing's revue on Broadway, filmed for early Canadian pay-TV.
Genres: TV Movie Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-02
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Overview: Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
Genres: Music Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-03
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The First Traveling Saleslady
1956-08-01
The First Traveling Saleslady
Overview: At the turn of the century Rose and ex-showbiz friend Molly get involved in selling steel. When they come unstuck with corsets they embark on the even more hazardous project of selling barbed wire to highly suspicious Texas cowboys.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-01
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Overview: Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-05
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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998-05-19
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Overview: Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue'. Whilst trying to protect their new "Little Master" the anthropomorphic appliances set off on an epic adventure and make many new friends along the way.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-19
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Happily Ever After
1989-06-30
Happily Ever After
Overview: The Wicked Queen is dead but her brother, Lord Maliss, seeks for revenge. Using the Magic Mirror to locate Snow White and the Prince, he transforms into a dragon and attacks. Maliss takes the Prince to the Realm of Doom. Snow White, with the aid of the Seven Dwarfesses, cousins of the Sevens Dwarves, must embark on a quest to save her true love.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-30
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012-01-20
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Overview: If Carol Channing didn't exist, no one could have made her up. One in a billion, Carol , at 89, remains an unstoppable, megawatt dynamo. Broadway diva extraordinaire is just the icing. Carol Channing hovered at the pinnacle of the entertainment world from the late-1950's through the 1960's and beyond, living life sensationally large. As Carol has observed, '...if you're lucky enough to have two hit shows, the world passes through your dressing room'. At 89, she remains irrepressible.
Genres: Documentary Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-20
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
Night of 100 Stars III
Overview: A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-21
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Shinbone Alley
1970-06-26
Shinbone Alley
Overview: Suicidal poet Archy tries to end his life by jumping off a bridge, but awakens to find he has assumed the life of a cockroach and has become a part of a community of creatures living in a newspaper office. He also discovers that he can still write poetry, using a typewriter, and begins to enjoy his new life. Archy develops deep feelings for the lovely but self-destructive cat Mehitabel, but will have to fight to win her from bad-boy tomcat Bill.
Genres: Animation Music Comedy Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-26
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Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
Night of 100 Stars II
Overview: This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-10
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Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011-12-12
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Overview: Even though her program was only seen in four Midwestern cities, Ruth Lyons presided over America's highest-rated daytime TV talk show for nearly two decades! This documentary draws upon rare and previously undiscovered footage, along with comments from associates and admirers to create a portrait of an outspoken, multi-talented woman who became one of the most beloved and influential figures in TV history. Featuring the Recollections Of: Carol Channing, John Davidson, Phyllis Diller, Phil Donahue, David Letterman, Johnny Mathis, Peter Nero, Bonnie Lou, Nick Clooney, Oscar Robertson and many others, along with archival audio and video of Ruth Lyons' 50-50 Club.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-12
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983-09-19
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Overview: An all-star celebrity tribute to celebrate George Burns 80th Anniversary in show business.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-19
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Overview: ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein, a Broadway Producer, Writer and Filmmaker. Berinstein filmed each principal musical on Broadway for her project during the 2003-2004 season, for about 600 hours of initial film footage. She focused the film on four musicals, through the difficulties of pre-production, their openings, attendant publicity around the shows, and their reviews, through the 2004 Tony Award competition. The four musicals documented for the film were: Wicked, Taboo, Caroline or Change, Avenue Q.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-19
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Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007-04-01
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Overview: WORDS AND MUSIC is the story of one of Broadway's iconic figures: the composer/lyricist of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Jerry Herman and an all-star cast, chart his rise from 1950s off-Broadway through all of his smash hits. Featuring never-before-seen footage of original stage performances, and a score full of classic show tunes.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-01
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Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003-07-22
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Overview: Relive the dazzling show stopping songs, dances and production numbers from some of your favorite Broadway musicals. Great Broadway Musical Moments from The Ed Sullivan Show brings you legendary musical entertainment performed by a galaxy of great Broadway stars like Ethel Merman in "Annie Get Your Gun," John Raitt in "Oklahoma!," Julie Andrews in "Camelot," and more! This exciting event includes exclusive interviews with legends Shirley Jones, Joel Grey, and Rex Reed.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-22
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The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996-09-27
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Overview: The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirschfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span of more than sixty years. He is still drawing in his nineties. His interesting domestic life, political, and cultural views are highlights. In addition, he talks about himself a bit - seriously and lightly.(At one point he he claims that his only form of exercise has been to live in his Manhattan townhouse: stairs). He drives his car around Manhattan - an adventure in itself. Brief interviews with, and reminiscences of many friends and associates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-27
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Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994-03-04
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Overview: He hasn't had a new Broadway show since 1983's La Cage Aux Folles, but composer Jerry Herman has become ubiquitous on the concert, tribute and benefit scene, as evidenced by a video release of "Jerry Herman's Broadway - at the Hollywood Bowl." The star-studded event celebrating Herman's 30-plus-year career includes performances by Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, Lorna Luft and Lee Roy Reams all together on "Hello, Dolly!"; George Hearn singing "Movies Were Movies" (Mack And Mabel); Davis Gaines crooning "Song On The Sand" and "I Am What I Am" (La Cage Aux Folles); Rita Moreno advising "Tap Your Troubles Away" (Mack And Mabel); and Beatrice Arthur pointing out "The Man In The Moon" (also from Mame). There is also special taped greetings from Angela Lansbury and Paul & Linda McCartney.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-04
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Paid in Full
1950-02-15
Paid in Full
Overview: Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-15
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Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969-03-16
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
Overview: "On Broadway" featured Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey, both red hot after their respective runs in the smash hit "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway. The special was filmed on the stage of the Wintergarden Theater in New York and originally aired on ABC in 1969. Together the theatrical legends playfully perform some of their most popular hits, including 'A Little Girl from Little Rock,' 'Little Green Apples,' 'If My Friends Could See Me Now,' and 'Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey.' Next, they perform an assortment of familiar showtunes including hits from "Guys and Dolls," "The Music Man," "Hello, Dolly!," and "Fiddler on the Roof." "On Broadway" is an entertaining step back in time.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-16
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The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014-05-02
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Overview: The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, and Hollywood throughout the 20th century. Before Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, and Mae West, Sophie Tucker was the first woman to infatuate her audiences with a bold, bawdy and brassy style unlike any other. Using all of "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas" 400-plus recently rediscovered personal scrapbooks, authors Susan and Lloyd Ecker take you on their seven-year journey retracing Tucker's sixty-year career in show business.`
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-02
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Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019-01-06
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
Overview: This charming documentary showcases the career of musical-comedy sensation Kaye Ballard, whose ability to sing and tell jokes was ubiquitous in the late 20th century. Delightful moments are captured in rare archival footage and interviews with Ann-Margret, Michael Feinstein and Ballard herself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-06
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Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003-08-10
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Overview: The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those years. They are presented with color-corrected footage and digitally re-mastered sound.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-10
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005-08-07
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Overview: Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-07
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The Christmas Tree
1958-12-14
The Christmas Tree
Overview: The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short story "An Affair at the Inn" by Charles J. Finger. A number of stars in short skits, including Carol Channing and Cyril Ritchard on skates.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-12-14
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995-10-19
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Overview: Documentary about the creation of the iconic Broadway show
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-19
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Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968-02-29
Carol Channing and 101 Men
Overview: Carol Channing hosts musical variety special with guests Walter Matthau, George Burns, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, The Association, Eddy Arnold.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-29
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Free to Be… You and Me
1974-03-11
Free to Be… You and Me
Overview: Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
Genres: Animation Family TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-11
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Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
Night of 100 Stars
Overview: The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-08
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Festival at Ford's
1971-11-15
Festival at Ford's
Overview: NBC tops off an evening of specials with the second annual musical-variety hour originating at historic Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Bob Hope is host and Raymond Burr narrator for this salute to American entertainment.
Genres: TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-15
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008-01-10
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Overview: The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talkies and musicals in Hollywood. While audiences cried out for more, the movie industry struggled to adapt to the strange new technology. The result was an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-10
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The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1974-11-20
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Overview: It's the 1974 Las Vegas Entertainment Awards, featuring appearances by Marty Allen, Paul Anka, Ann-Margret, Foster Brooks, Carol Channing, Charo, Roy Clark, Sammy Davis Jr., Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mitzi Gaynor, Bobbie Gentry, Robert Goulet, Shecky Greene, Bob Hope, Rich Little, Liza Minnelli, Wayne Newton, Juliet Prowse, Raquel Welch, & Alan King.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-20
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