Carol Channing.Photo: Photoshot/Getty Images Carol Channing, the saucer-eyed, gravelly voiced Broadway barnstormer whose offbeat personality and marquee value fueled such Golden Age musicals asGentleman Prefer BlondesandHello, Dolly!, has died, her publicist B Harlan Boll confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE. She was 97. Boll said that Channing died at 12:31 A.M. on Tuesday, at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, of natural causes. “It is with extreme heartache, that I have to announce the passing of an original Industry Pioneer, Legend and Icon – Miss Carol Channing,” the statement said....

The crafting queen died in Traverse City, Michigan, on July 31 at the age of 97, her family confirmed to theNew York Times, which shared a tribute to the star Thursday. Others shared their memories of enjoying the show over the years, calling Carol a “legend” and asking the network to run a marathon of it in her honor. This paved the way for her first national show on ABC, where she was a craft expert onThe Home Show, which aired from 1988-1994....

Carol Kanewas “still collecting unemployment” when she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for 1975’sHester Streetat just 24 years old. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, she describes the period as “very overwhelming,” explaining, “I wasn’t prepared for it.” “When you get nominated, suddenly you become extremely popular,” she recalls. Kane lost the award toOne Flew Over a Cuckoo’sNest’s Louise Fletcher — and the next morning, she found herself alone in her hotel room....

Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic For over five decades on stage and screen,Carol Kanehas showcased her distinctive voice in classic films likeAnnie Hall(1977) andThe Princess Bride(1987). But as the two-time Emmy winner, 67, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, she feels “shame” about how she sounds. “It’s just an odd voice,” she says. “I wish my voice was deep and beautiful and sexy,” she laments. During her career, Kane has lowered it for a number of roles, including when she originated the role of theWickedvillain Madame Morrible on Broadway....

Photo: Earl Leaf/Getty Images Carol Lynley, best known for the 1972 disaster movieThe Poseidon Adventure, has died. She was 77. The actress, who was born in New York City, died “peacefully in her sleep” at her Pacific Palisades home on Tuesday, PEOPLE confirms. Her daughter, Jill Selsman, tells PEOPLE in a statement the actress “loved the industry and she was equally a great fan of the movies.” “She loved working in film as much as she loved going to the movies....

In a statement to PEOPLE, Baskin said, in part, “This [interview] aired back in Nov. 2021 and I’ve mentioned it in the more than 60 interviews I’ve done since then, where reporters asked about Don, so I’m surprised everyone in the press is acting like they aren’t aware of it.” “I was not aware of the Homeland Security document saying Don was alive and well in Costa Rica until[Tiger King 2]aired In Nov 2021,” Baskin’s statement continued....

Animal activistCarole Baskin’s missing ex-husbandDon Lewis, whose vanishing in 1997 is chronicled in Netflix’s seriesTiger King, is alive and well in Costa Rica, she claimed in a recently resurfaced 2021 television interview. The theory that Lewis was alive was first floated in 2021’s Netflix sequelTiger King2. In the series, producers show documents, allegedly from the Department of Homeland Security, that purport to describe Lewis' whereabouts in Costa Rica. (A screenshot from the clip in question is shown here....

Carole Baskin.Photo: Frank OckenfelsCarole Baskinhopes to give her fans an “authentic” look at her life as an animal rescuer.The Florida-based CEO ofBig Cat Rescue, who became a household name after the first season ofTiger Kingpremiered on Netflix in March 2020, is taking her story into her own hands with the new docuseries,Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight.Ahead of the Nov. 13 premiere, the 60-year-old spoke to PEOPLE about the new project and how she hopes animal lovers will see her and her work in a new light....

Carole Baskin.Photo: Netflix Carole Baskinhas offeredanotherscathing review ofTiger Kingamid the news that the Netflix docuseries will drop asecond seasonlater this year. Season 1 ofTiger King, which premiered on the streaming service in March 2020, captured the years-long feud between 60-year-old animal rights activist Baskin andJoseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage, the now-imprisoned founder of an exotic animal park in Oklahoma. The show also touched on the disappearance of Baskin’s late husband, Don Lewis — a millionaire and animal sanctuary owner....

Carole Baskinis suing Netflix for allegedly using unauthorized footage of her for the upcomingTiger Kingsequel. “Carole Baskin’s response was clear and unequivocal: ‘No. And lose my number,’ " the complaint reads. Despite their refusal to take part inTiger King 2,a trailer for the upcoming sequel released in October “prominently depicts Baskin as a central element of the sequel” using footage that was captured during filming for the firstTiger Kingdocumentary series, the complaint states....

Carole Baskinis stepping out oftheTiger Kingdenand into aCage Fight.The Florida-based animal rescuer, who became a household name after the first season ofTiger Kingpremiered on Netflix in March 2020, is taking her story into her own hands. On Nov. 13,Carole Baskin’s Cage Fightwill premiere exclusively on discovery+.The two-part docuseries follows Baskin and her husband Howard as they investigate the mistreatment of privately-owned big cats, including those that belonged toJoseph Maldonado-Passage(“Joe Exotic”) and his G....

Carole Baskin.Photo: Facebook Carole Baskinhas lost in her legal battle against Netflix this week. After theTiger Kingstar, 60, alleged that footage of her and husband Howard Baskin used in season 2 of the hit Netflix docuseriesviolated their contract, a Florida judge denied her motion for a temporary restraining order that would block Netflix and Royal Goode Productions from featuring footage of them and their Big Cat Rescue sanctuary. The judge ruled that the Baskins “are not entitled to the extraordinary remedy of a temporary restraining order, which would be entered before Defendants have had an adequate opportunity to respond,” according to court documents....

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; Noam Galai/WireImage Broadway actress Carole Cooke may be making it onto the president’s enemies list. The actress gave a no holds barred answer, telling TMZ, “I didn’t see it. I didn’t hear that. My answer to that is…Where is John Wilkes Booth when you need him?” Her husband Tom Troupe, who was standing next to her, said, “He killed presidents.” “Don’t say that. They’ll get me for that....