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I was once asked to do my Tarzan yell at Bergdorf Goodman, and a guard burst in with a gun! Now I only do it under controlled circumstances.

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Carol Burnett
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 26
Actress
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Carol Creighton Burnett
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