Carol Channing, Larger-Than-Life Broadway Star, Dies at 97
Her performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" made her a Broadway legend.
Her performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" made her a Broadway legend.
Ms. Channing first drew praise for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and went on to play the title role in "Hello, Dolly!" more than 4,500 times.
Ms. Bacall appeared in more than 40 films, including "To Have and Have Not," playing opposite Humphrey Bogart, who became her lover on the set and later her husband.