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Biography of Carol BurnettName: Carol BurnettBirth Date: April 26, 1933 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: actor, singer, producer, playwright Carol Burnett For 11 years beginning in 1967, Carol Burnett (born 1933) was the undisputed leader in television entertainment. On her long-running program for the CBS television network, The Carol Burnett Show, the multi-talented Burnett expanded and upgraded the concept of the television variety show, mixing song and dance routines, elegant costumes, and zany humor sketches in ways that appealed to a massive populous audience. She was one of the first actors to be allowed complete control of every aspect of the show's creation, without excessive interference from network brass. Since the show's final season in 1978, Burnett has remained active as a producer, actor, and playwright who is respected by her colleagues for her strong work ethic and adored by her audiences for her decidedly unpretentious demeanor.Burnett was born on April 26, 1933, in San Antonio, Texas; her family moved to Hollywood, California when she was three. Her father suffered from alcoholism and chronic tuberculosis; her …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Reading Burnett, Carol, One More Time, Random House, 1986.Taraborrelli, J. Randy, The Complete Life and Career of Carol Burnett, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1988.AP Online, June 1998; December, 2001.Associated Press, September 1995.Associated Press Newswires, November 1998; January, 2002.Canadian Press, December 2001; January 2002; November 2002.CBS News: 60 Minutes, November 1999; January 2000.Chicago Sun-Times, October 1994. Chicago Tribune, June 1996. CNN: Larry King Live, October 2002.Dallas Morning News, February 1995. Hartford Courant, November 1999. Houston Chronicle, November 2001.Interview, October 1994. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, April 2002.Los Angeles Times, October 2000.Newsday, May 1999; November 1999.Newsweek, October 2002.People, October 1997. Press-Enterprise, June 1996.Providence Journal, June 2002.San Antonio Express-News, August 1996.Syracuse Herald American, October 1996.Tulsa World, October 1996; April 1998.USA Today, November 2001.Wall Street Journal, November 2002.WWD, September 1996."Carol Burnett," Famous Texans, http://www.famoustexans.com/carolburnett.htm (February 13, 2003)."The Carol Burnett Show," Yesterdayland, http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1351.php (February 13, 2003)."The Facts: Carol Burnett," E!Online, http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/Bio/0,128,2402,00.html (February 13, 2003). |