Birth Name: Carol Elaine Channing
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington
Date of Birth: January 31, 1921
Ethnicity:
*German, African-American (father)
*German (mother)
Carol Channing is an American actress and entertainer. She is the daughter of Carol Adelaide (Glaser) and George Channing (born George Christian Stucker).
Carol’s paternal grandfather was of German descent, while Carol’s paternal grandmother was African-American. Carol’s mother’s family is German.
Carol’s paternal grandparents were George Stucker and Clara. George was born in Georgia, to German parents. Clara was born in Georgia, and was African-American.
Carol’s maternal grandparents were Otto Glaser and Paulina/Pauline Ottmann (the daughter of Henry Ottman and Adelaide Wilzbacher). Otto was German. Paulina was born in Illinois, to German parents (her father was born in Stuttgardt, Württemberg and her mother was born in Bayern).
Sources: Carol Channing on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carol’s father on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Photo by Prphotos.com