Carol Channing Lunches in Westport

Broadway legend Carol Channing (r), who died Tuesday at her California home at age 97, appeared once at the Westport Country Playhouse in George Bernard Shaw’s “The Millionairess” in 1963. According to press reports at the time, the show was sold out. In advance of the season, Channing attended the Playhouse’s annual subscription drive kickoff luncheon May 2, 1963 at the Westport New Englander Motel where this photo was taken. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Westport Town Crier file photo