CAROL BURNETT

April 26, 1933

Carol Creighton Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas. 

As a child of alcoholic parents, she was left in the care of her grandmother, who moved them to Hollywood, where they lived in a boarding house and shared a great passion for the movies. During her six decade career she conquered Broadway, television, and movies. She enjoyed a special relationship with Lucille Ball, who called her “Kid”.  They collaborated on numerous television projects. Here’s a chronological list of collaborations between Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett on the small screen:

September 27, 1960 – “The Garry Moore Show” (S3;E1) Lucille Ball guest star

March 22, 1966 – “Carol + 2” with Lucille Ball and Zero Mostel

October 31, 1966 – “Lucy Gets a Roommate” (TLS S5;E7) as Carol Bradford

November 7, 1966 – “Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs” (TLS S5;E8) as Carol Bradford

October 2, 1967 – “The Carol Burnett Show” (S1;E4) Lucille Ball guest stars

December 4, 1967 – “Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 1” (TLS S6;E14) as Carol Bradford

December 11, 1967 – “Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 2” (TLS S6;E15) as Carol Bradford

November 4, 1968 – “The Carol Burnett Show” (S2;E6) ~ October 4, 1968 (S2;E6) Lucille Ball guest stars

January 27, 1969 – “Lucy and Carol Burnett” (HL S1;E17) as Herself

November 24, 1969 – “The Carol Burnett Show” (S3;E9) (S3;E9) Lucille Ball guest stars

March 2, 1970 – “Lucy Competes With Carol Burnett” (HL S2;E24) as Carol Krausmeyer

May 26, 1970 – “The David Frost Show” with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett and George Burns

September 17, 1970 – “The Dean Martin Show” (S6;E1) Ball and Burnett help kick off Martin’s sixth season

September 20, 1970 – “The Ed Sullivan Show” (S23;E1) Lucille Ball presents Entertainer of the Year Award to Carol Burnett. 

October 19, 1970 – “The Carol Burnett Show” (S4;E6) Lucille Ball guest stars

February 8, 1971 – “Lucy and Carol Burnett” aka “The Unemployment Follies” (HL S3;E22) as Carol Krausmeyer

March 9, 1971 – “The Dick Cavett Show” with Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett

April 29, 1971 – “The David Frost Show” with Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett

June 4, 1976 – “Dinah!” with Lucy, Carol Burnett, Valerie Harper, and Gale Gordon

November 28, 1976 – “CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years” 

March 26, 1978 – “CBS on the Air: A Celebration of Fifty Years” Lucille Ball represents Mondays, Carol Burnett represents Saturdays.  

December 12, 1982 – “All-Star Party for Carol Burnett” Lucille Ball hosts 

March 4, 1984 – “The Television Academy Hall of Fame” Carol Burnett introduces Lucille Ball in this first ceremony. In 1985 the roles were reversed when Lucy introduced Burnett for the honor.

March 11, 1985 – “Night of 100 Stars 2″ with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Lucie Arnaz, and 97 others. 

March 6, 1986 – “AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder” with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett and others

May 18, 1987 – “Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood” Lucy, Carol and a cast of all-stars