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Carol Creighton Burnett (Burnett, Carol)
Born: 1933 AD
Currently alive, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actresses, Comedians, Entertainers
Currently alive, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actresses, Comedians, Entertainers
1933 - Carol Creighton Burnett born on the 26th of April in San Antonio, Texas to Jodie and Louise Burnett. She is an American actress and comedienne.
1951 - Graduated at Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, California.
1959 - 1962 - Appeared regularly on television in The Garry Moore Show. Her gift for parody and her knock-kneed comic grace gained her a wide following.
1959 - She made her Broadway debut in Once upon a Mattress.
1966 - 1977 - The weekly Carol Burnett Show became one of television's most popular programs and won her five Emmy Awards.
1972 - 1982 - She acted in several films, including Pete ‘n' Tillie and Annie.
1995 - She returned to Broadway in Moon over Buffalo.
2003 - She was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors at the age of 70.
2005 - President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom on the 9th of November.
1951 - Graduated at Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, California.
1959 - 1962 - Appeared regularly on television in The Garry Moore Show. Her gift for parody and her knock-kneed comic grace gained her a wide following.
1959 - She made her Broadway debut in Once upon a Mattress.
1966 - 1977 - The weekly Carol Burnett Show became one of television's most popular programs and won her five Emmy Awards.
1972 - 1982 - She acted in several films, including Pete ‘n' Tillie and Annie.
1995 - She returned to Broadway in Moon over Buffalo.
2003 - She was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors at the age of 70.
2005 - President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom on the 9th of November.
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