Carol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS, was one of the first to be hosted by a woman. She has performed on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has received numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and seven Golden Globe Awards. Burnett was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013 and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015. She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas until her family moved to California where she lived in the Hollywood area. She attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. Burnett had her television special debut in 1963 when she starred as Calamity Jane in the Dallas State Fair Musicals production of Calamity Jane on CBS. Burnett moved to Los Angeles and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. During and after her variety show, Burnett appeared in many television and film projects. Her film roles include Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), The Front Page (1974), A Wedding (1978), The Four Seasons (1981), Annie (1982), Noises Off (1992) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). She has also given performances in the dramas 6 Rms Riv Vu (1974) and Friendly Fire (1979); in guest roles such as in Mad About You, for which she won an Emmy Award; and in various specials with Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton, and Beverly Sills. She returned to the Broadway stage in 1995 in Moon Over Buffalo, receiving another Tony Award nomination. She acted in the AMC drama Better Call Saul (2022). Burnett has written and narrated several memoirs, earning Grammy nominations for almost all of them, including a win for In Such Good Company. In 2019, the Golden Globes named an award after her for career achievement in television, the Carol Burnett Award, and Burnett received her first award. She was honored with an NBC special Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love celebrating her 90th birthday. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 26, 1933 (San Antonio)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1960 - 1963
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 109692 | 10/3/1960 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109693 | 10/3/1960 | Lorelei | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109694 | 10/3/1960 | Blow, Gabriel, blow | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109695 | 10/3/1960 | Johnny One Note | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109696 | 10/10/1960 | The trolley song | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109697 | 10/10/1960 | Ten cents a dance | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109698 | 10/10/1960 | I can't say no | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109699 | 10/10/1960 | Adelaide's lament | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109700 | 10/17/1960 | April showers | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109701 | 10/17/1960 | Nobody | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109702 | 10/17/1960 | Sing you sinners | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 109703 | 10/17/1960 | Happiness is a thing called Joe | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113553 | 5/27/1963 | Everybody loves to take a bowl | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113554 | 5/27/1963 | Saturday night (is the loneliest night of the week) | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113555 | 5/27/1963 | Comes once in a lifetime | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113556 | 5/27/1963 | Let me entertain you | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113557 | 5/28/1963 | Give a little-get a little | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113558 | 5/28/1963 | Everything's coming up roses | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113559 | 5/28/1963 | All I need is the boy | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113560 | 5/28/1963 | Just in time | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113561 | 6/6/1963 | I don't want to walk without you | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113562 | 6/6/1963 | The world is beautiful today | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113563 | 6/6/1963 | Time after time | Carol Burnett | vocalist | |||
Decca | 113564 | 6/6/1963 | Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry | Carol Burnett | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burnett, Carol," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/306272.
Burnett, Carol. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/306272.
"Burnett, Carol." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Carol Burnett
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Burnett, Carol - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032348
Wikidata: Carol Burnett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q255565
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10032676
MusicBrainz: Carol Burnett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/08f5c64e-52f6-41f3-9d23-cbb9301a2639
ISNI: 0000 0001 1487 6108 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114876108
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