Carol Channing
Carol Channing was married four times: to writer Theodore Naidish (from 1941 until their divorce in 1944); to pro football player Alexander Carson (from 1953 until their divorce in 1956); to her manager and publicist Charles Lowe (from 1956 until his death in 1999); and to childhood friend Harry Kullijian (from 2003 until his death in 2011). She had one son with Alexander Carson, named Channing, who later was adopted by Charles Lowe. As Channing Lowe, he later worked as an editorial cartoonist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel… Although “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” was her signature tune, Carol Channing’s version of “Hello, Dolly!” is as famous as Louis Armstrong’s… Carol Channing was a Christian Scientist (a member of the church founded by Mary Baker Eddy).
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Her 2019 obituary from Playbill
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Additional obituary from The Hollywood Reporter
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Her major stage credits, from the Internet Broadway Database
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The BBC reports on her May 2003 nuptials
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