Carol Burnett, one of the best comedian actors of 20th century. Her exceptional skills and talent of comedy and sketches gave her recognition and fame. Her skits were popular in people of every age. She ruled over the industry from 1967 - 1979. It was the time when her popularity was on top of her career. She also organized a comedy show "Carol Burnett Show" in 1970's era. She introduced musical part in comedy show that gave more attraction to the show. She also gave coverage to renowned celebrities in her show.
The start of her show was also different from any other show of that time. Carol Burnett used to have a session of answering the audience questions. She also introduced her own played characters. Those characters contributed a lot in endorsement of her show. They became legendry by the time. Some of her best played characters include Char Lady, Norma Desmond, the wise - cracking secretary, the gum chewing and Eunice.
All of the above characters were performed by Carol in a very impressive manner. She gave her best and massive effort to act these characters. That is why these characters turned into legendry and memorable. Of all the characters described earlier one or two gave her fame for her life time show!
One more character that gave her fame to the whole world was Scarlet O'Hara to Harvey Korman's Rhett Butler. She wore an unforgettable dressing in that character, it was green velvet curtains and complete rod. She also gave a tremendous performance in that character and proved herself to be on the top of the comedian list of that era.
If we look intensely at Carol's life history and her performed character Eunice, it seems like Eunice is the character of past life. The conditions in which Carol grew up are theme of the character Eunice. However she managed her to be happy in the time of sorrows and grieve. She lived with her grandmother as her parents left her due to some struggle. Her motherly grandmother elevated her with immense care and made her capable of facing the world. Although Carol was comedian but her comedy was full of lessons.