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The Speidel Show (1950): $115/week

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Attended but did not complete her degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1954.
Mother of actress Carrie Hamilton, Jody Hamilton and singer Erin Hamilton.
A.A. from U.C. Berkeley [1954]
Born at 4:00am-CST
Was forced to drop out of the 1964 Broadway musical "Fade Out, Fade In" after sustaining a neck injury in a taxi accident. The show's producers sued her for breach of contract, but the suit was later dropped.
In 1981, she successfully sued the "National Enquirer" for libel, prompted by its article describing her alleged public drunkenness during an altercation with then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger while in a Washington restaurant. The case remains a landmark in the study of libel cases involving celebrities, even though the unprecedented $1.6 million verdict (including $300,000 in personal damages and $1.3 million in "punitive" damages) was later reduced on appeal and the case was eventually settled out of court. Burnett donated the money to charity. She said she pursued the lawsuit because, as the daughter of two deceased alcoholics, the gossip paper's fabrication wounded her emotionally and that they should be punished for their irresponsibility when writing lies about celebrities.
Daughter Erin Hamilton was Miss Golden Globe 1993.
Considered Jim Nabors to be her good luck charm. He appeared as a guest on the first episode of The Carol Burnett Show, and when the show took off, she had him back on the first episode of every season.
When asked, on her show, who her favorite actor was, she replied, "Anthony Hopkins - you know, the little English guy?"
Measurements: 33 1/2-26-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
One of 5 recipients of the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors; other recipients were James Brown, Loretta Lynn, Mike Nichols and Itzhak Perlman.
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy", by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 74-76. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Lost her daughter, Carrie Hamilton, on January 20, 2002 to lung and brain cancer.
Ex-sister-in-law of Will Hutchins.
Used to work as an usherette in a movie theater in Hollywood. Years later, when she received a star on the Hollywood Blvd. Walk of Fame, she asked for it to placed in front of the theater where she used to work.
1985: Inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Received Special Tony Award in 1969. She was also twice nominated for the Tony Award: in 1960, as Best Actress (Musical) for "Once Upon a Mattress," a performance she recreated in a television special of the same name, Once Upon a Mattress; and in 1996, as Best Actress (Play) for "Moon Over Buffalo."
Was a good friend of Lucille Ball, with whom she appeared several times on The Lucy Show.
At age 10, comedian Jim Carrey sent her his resume.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on 9 November 2005. Other recipients were Frank Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Gen. Richard Myers, Paul Rusesabagina, Andy Griffith, Aretha Franklin, Vint Cerf and his Internet codeveloper Robert Kahn, Jack Nicklaus, Alan Greenspan, and former congressman G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery.
Lucille Ball gave Carol her first baby shower.
Has appeared in three different television adaptations of "Once Upon A Mattress", the Broadway version of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea." In the 1964 and 1972 versions, she played Princess Winnifred. 33 years later, she played Queen Aggravain in the 2005 Disney adaptation.
Best friends with Julie Andrews
"Bob Mackie' is her favorite designer. She often wore his costumes for the Carol Burnette Show.
Godmother of Emma Walton, daughter of best friend Julie Andrews.
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