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| | Carol Channing at AllExperts |
 | | Carol Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress whose career was built largely on two roles, Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello Dolly! |
 | | Channing was also introduced to the stage as a debater and monologue performer in high school as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society, the nation's longing running high school debate program. |
 | | In her memoirs, Channing reveals her "long kept secret" that she has African American ancestry, through her father, George Channing, who she claims was a light-skinned African-American who kept his racial identity a secret, understandably considering the treatment of that community in those days, even in a state like Washington. |
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