14 Ways ‘TV Guide Magazine’ Loves Carol Burnett (PHOTOS)
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Carol Burnett has made TV Guide Magazine's cover 19 times (including the Fall 2015 special collector's edition above), including in 1961, when she was voted Favorite Female Performer for the TV Guide Awards, against insane competition: Barbara Stanwyck, Dina Shore, Donna Reed and Loretta Young!Burnett was so sure she'd lose she came to the awards telecast in a $20 skirt and blouse, then wandered off before her category was announced. "It was my first award, and winning it meant the world to me," she recalls. "It's still proudly displayed in my den. And I'm still in shock!
To celebrate the comedienne, here are all the times when TV Guide Magazine showed Carol Burnett front and center on various covers through the years.
October 15, 1960
The very first TVGM cover Burnett appeared on showed her with costar Marion Lorne from the variety series, The Garry Moore Show.
September 30, 1961
The funny lady with the trademark short red hair graced the cover again with a wink.
February 23, 1963
An illustrated cover by portrait artist Morr Kusnet put Burnett’s face front and center.
November 9, 1963
Doris Day played Calamity Jane in a 1953 feature film of the same name while Burnett took on the role for a 1963 small screen movie.
December 30, 1967
Three months after The Carol Burnett show debuted, the comedienne was showcased from head to toe.
April 11, 1970
Celebrity caricaturist Al Hirschfeld captured Burnett's colorful and vibrant essence.
December 4, 1971
In June 1962, Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews (then unknown) came together at Carnegie Hall for a special concert. The two legends reunited again at Lincon Center in December 1971 for another concert that was broadcast on CBS.
July 1, 1972
The success of The Carol Burnett Show meant the laughing lady was ‘no longer running scared.’
March 16, 1974
Carol Burnett and her sketch show partner-in-crime Vicki Lawrence both got the Richard Amsel cover treatment, with a profile of Lawrence in the issue. The illustrator and graphic designer became known for his celebrity TV Guide Magazine covers, of which he drew more than 40 in over a decade.
November 15, 1986
The 1986 TV miniseries Fresno was a parody on popular soap operas, like Dallas and Dynasty. Burnett starred as Charlotte Kensington, the matriarch of a rich family looking to remain in power.
May 19, 1990
Another illustrated cover by Al Hirshfeld, this time in classic black and white, spotlighted the new anthology series sketch show, Carol & Company, which was on air for two seasons.
January 23, 1999
When talking about the 50 funniest TV moments of all time, The Carol Burnett show was ranked number two for its "Gone With the Wind" parody, starring Burnett as the diva Starlet O'Hara. (Ranking at number one? An episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.)
January 5, 2002
Months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the cast of Carol & Company reunited for a patriotic and uplifting cover.
