By the 1970's Carol Burnett was such a beloved entertainment spirit that when she shared her seasoned range of expression she landed a historic place in the homes and families of millions of fans who saw her as another part of the family, likely one they wish they could be.

She was born in 1933, a time where the Depression era was not only affecting those old enough to feel the pressures of the times but it created a darker heavier atmosphere for some of the children. There's a reason it was called " The Depression" after all.

Befor the 1930's were over Carol's parents were already divorcing. Her mother was a publicist and her father a movie theater manager. Their alcoholism as media patrons of that time forced Carol into the custody of her grandmother Mabel. Although Carol had a half sister, who also went to live with Mabel in an impoverished Hollywood boarding house, she started inventing her first character. By dressing in different outfits and entering her room at different intervals she entertained herself by creating an imaginary "twin". Although she became tired of running in and out of rooms changing clothes to play both herself and her imaginary twin, this early spiritual exercise would ultimately be the axis of her career.

Apparently, at some point in Carol's early infinity for acting, her mother insinuated that writing was more stable a choice because looks we not a factor.

Yet Ms. Burnett's interest in theater only became stronger. Having both parents in the industry and a grandmother living in Hollywood, in addition to being excluded by the theoretics of glamor and Hollywood perceptions at the time, Carol started getting her "foot in the theater door" so to speak by becoming an usherette at one. Despite her parents alcoholism Carol showed signs of survival, taking all of the components of her life circumstances and place and pedalling them even stronger up hill.

The impression that Carol Burnett was an exceptionally sanguine, optimistic, and high spirited child who's wide-eyed hunger took both good and bad equitably in stride is unquestionable. That her parents were overly influenced by fashionable Hollywood dogma, tailing out of the depression, is testament to some of the gravities that bounced off of her brimming determination to stay young at heart even if she likely had her lonely moments as any depressed childhood ego would be.

A higher power of human continuity mused Carol as a channel of free spirited expressionism in a time where rigid social structures forced many people to lock up depressed emotions. Her drive is a testament to this; her performance career a lucky look into what is really important overall.

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