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About Carol Burnett
American comedienne, actress, singer and writer
Carol Burnett is an American comedienne, actress, singer, and writer. She is known for work across stage and screen, in both comic and dramatic roles, and for a career that has brought her wide recognition in American entertainment. Her honors include five Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, twelve People’s Choice Awards, and two Peabody Awards. She also received a Special Tony Award in 1969, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015, and the inaugural Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award in 2019.
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- “My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's t…”Carol Burnett
- “My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.”Carol Burnett
- “When I was starting out in this business, that was the norm. You did it all. You looked around, and entertain…”Carol Burnett
- “I can't tell a joke to save my soul. It's just not my thing, though I love to listen to jokes.”Carol Burnett
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- “I like learning things from books. Some of my favourites are George MacDonald Fraser's 'Flashman' novels; he…”Richard Bacon
- “I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.”Bill Sienkiewicz
- “Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all the pictures out.”Hilaire Belloc
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Books by Carol Burnett
In Such Good Company
2016
Carrie and Me
2013
One More Time
2003
This Time Together
2010