An overview of the childhood and early education of Carol Burnett, highlighting the experiences that shaped the journey.
Carol Burnett is a highly acclaimed American comedian, actress, singer, and writer, best known for her groundbreaking comedy-variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. As one of the first women to host such a show, she made a significant impact on television history. Throughout her career, Burnett has showcased her talents on Broadway, television, and in film, earning numerous accolades, including Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award. Her contributions to American humor have been further recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Mark Twain Prize, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
On April 26, 1933, Carol Creighton Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas. She is an American comedian, actress, singer, and writer.
In 1951, Carol Burnett graduated from Hollywood High School and received an anonymous $50 scholarship for UCLA.
In 1951, Carol Burnett was fired from her job as an usherette at the Warner Brothers Theater (now the Hollywood Pacific Theatre) for advising patrons to wait for the next showing of the film "Strangers on a Train" to avoid spoiling the ending.
In 1954, Carol Burnett received a $1,000 interest-free loan from a millionaire to pursue a career in musical comedy in New York.
In keeping with her promise to the anonymous benefactor who assisted her in 1954, Carol Burnett has contributed to scholarship programs at UCLA and the University of Hawaii to help people in financial need.
On December 15, 1955, Carol Burnett married her college sweetheart Don Saroyan.
On January 10, 1958, Carol Burnett's mother passed away.
In 1962, Carol Burnett divorced Don Saroyan.
Joe Hamilton produced Carol Burnett's 1962 Carnegie Hall concert.
On May 4, 1963, Carol Burnett married television producer Joe Hamilton.
In early 1965, Carol Burnett had a miscarriage while in her ninth week of pregnancy.
In 1984, Carol Burnett and Joe Hamilton divorced. Carrie's drug problems were cited as a contributing factor, but they used the opportunity to educate other parents and raise funds for Carrie's treatment clinic.
In 1988, Carol Burnett and her daughter Carrie traveled to Moscow to help establish the first Alcoholics Anonymous branch in the Soviet Union.
On November 24, 2001, Carol Burnett married Brian Miller, who is 23 years younger than her.
In August 2020, Carol Burnett and her husband filed for guardianship of her teenage grandson, Dylan, for whom Burnett already held educational rights.
In September 2020, Carol Burnett and her husband were granted temporary guardianship of her grandson, Dylan.
In November 2021, the temporary guardianship of Carol Burnett's grandson, Dylan, was assumed by Dylan's case worker.
On April 26, 2023, Carol Burnett was honored for her roles in music, film, television, and theater by her friends and fellow actors and singers on her 90th birthday in the NBC special Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love.
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