Carol Elaine Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and actress.The winner of three Tony Awards (including a lifetime achievement award), a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nominee, Channing is best remembered for two roles: Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!. She is easily recognized by her distinctive voice and wide eyes, and her unusual mannerisms and personality are frequently parodied. Childhood and Education An only child, Channing was born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington. Her father was George Channing, a journalist, whose newspaper career took the family to San Francisco when Channing was only two weeks old; her mother was the former Carol Glaser. She went to school at Aptos Junior High School, where she met an Armenian-American boy named Harry Kullijian with whom she fell in love. They lost touch w

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