RIP Carole Channing

Started by besilarius, January 15, 2019, 07:27:57 PM

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besilarius

A great Broadway actress and personality.  Everyone automatically thinks of her as Dolly in Hello, Dolly.  Or as Lorelie Lee in Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend.
However, she did so much more and had a really wicked sense of humor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCznzYTaQYY
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

Gusington

I remember her first for her appearances on Sesame Street when I was a kid. RIP.


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