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Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American actress, singer, dancer, comedian, and voice artist. She won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy Van Hossmere in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967). Other film appearances include ''The First Traveling Saleslady'' (1956) and ''Skidoo'' (1968). On television she has made many appearances as an entertainer on variety shows, from the ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in the 1950s to ''Hollywood Squares''. She is also known for her performance as The White Queen in a 1985 production of ''Alice in Wonderland''. Channing was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for ''The Vamp''. Her second nomination came in 1961 for ''Show Girl''. In 1964 she originated the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in ''Hello, Dolly!'', winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical ''Lorelei'' in 1974. ''Lorelei'' was a re-imagining of ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', a 1949 musical that also starred Channing in the lead role of Lorelei Lee, which made her a star. Channing was inducted to the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981, and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. She continues to perform and make appearances, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret style. She released an autobiography titled ''Just Lucky I Guess'' in 2002. A documentary about her was released in 2012 titled ''Larger Than Life''. ==Early life== Channing was born Carol Elaine Channing in Seattle, Washington on January 31, 1921,〔("Carol Channing biography" ) tcm.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.〕 the only child of George and Adelaide Channing (née Glaser; 1886–1984). Her father was born George Christian Stucker, but changed his surname before his daughter's birth.〔Carol Channing, ''Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts'', Waterville, Maine: 2003, p. 50〕〔Carol Channing's father was born George Christian Stucker on November 21, 1888, in Augusta, Georgia, the only son and second child born to George Stucker, the son of German immigrants and an African American woman, Clara, possibly born a slave in 1860, maiden name possibly Jones. Young George Stucker is found in the 1900 census living with mother Clara Page and sister Estelle Stucker in Augusta, Georgia and all three are listed as being black. By 1905, Clara Page and Alice (Estelle) Stucker can be found in the Rhode Island state census with Alice listed as white. George attended and graduated from Brown University in 1911 under the name of George Christian Stucker. At the time of World War I, he was living in Detroit and registered for the draft under the name of George Christian Stucker, born on November 21, 1888, in Augusta, Georgia, listing himself as white. His occupation was noted as being a reporter for the ''Detroit Free Press''. Then on March 16, 1918, he married Adelaide Hagenbruch (née Glaser) in Detroit. In the marriage records he listed his parents as George and Clara. George's World War II draft registration card listed him as George Channing, white, born on November 21, 1888, in Providence, Rhode Island, living with his wife Adelaide, on Commonwealth Street, Boston.〕 A city editor at the ''Seattle Star'', her father took a job in San Francisco and the family moved when Channing was two weeks old. Her father later became a Christian Science practitioner, editor, and teacher. She attended Aptos Junior High School and Lowell High School, San Francisco, graduating in 1938. She won the Crusaders' Oratorical Contest and a free trip to Hawaii with her mother in June 1937.〔Zinko, Carolyne (May 11, 2003). ("Carol Channing marries long-time sweetheart" ), reprinted at lowellalumni.org; retrieved June 10, 2013.〕 According to Channing's 2002 memoir, when she left home to attend Bennington College in Vermont, her mother informed her that her father George, who Channing had believed was born in Rhode Island, had actually been born in Augusta, Georgia. Adelaide claimed her husband's father was German-American and his mother was African American, a claim supported in part by 1900 United States Census for Augusta, Georgia, which lists George C. Stucker, his sister, Estelle Stucker, and their elder half-sister, Connie Johnson, living with their mother, Clara Page; all four people are identified as black.〔U.S. Federal Census, 1900, accessed on ancestry.com on 13 April 2015〕 Channing's paternal grandmother had moved with George to Providence, Rhode Island for his opportunities. According to Channing's account, her mother reportedly did not want Channing to be surprised "if she had a black baby". Channing's mother's family was of German descent.〔(Carol Channing biodata ), articles.chicagotribune.com, May 22, 2003; accessed May 10, 2014.〕 As she was of majority European-American ancestry, Channing continued to identify as white as a performer on Broadway and in Hollywood. She made her claim to African-American ancestry in her autobiography, ''Just Lucky I Guess'' (2002), which contains a photograph of her mother, but no photos of her father or son.〔(Profile ), Cartoonbox.slate.com; accessed May 2, 2015.〕 She claims in the book that her father's birth certificate was destroyed in a fire.〔The November 4, 2002, issue of ''Jet'' magazine reported, based on her autobiography, that Channing's father was African-American. Note: Since he was accepted as white, it is likely his mother had both European and African ancestry, so he may have been of majority European ancestry and not "passing".〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carol Channing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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