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Harry Kullijian dies at 91 – he and wife Carol Channing worked tirelessly for arts in education

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Very sad to report that Harry Kullijian has died at the age of 91.

Yes, he had a nice, long life but if you ever saw he and his wife, Carol Channing together, they seemed like a couple of kids and you wanted them to have as much time together as possible.

They were sweethearts in junior high school but then spent the next 70 years or so apart – married others – before finding their way back to each other.

They married in 2003 and in 2005 started the not-for-profit Dr. Carol Channing and Harry Kullijian Foundation for the Arts.

Their mission was to tell the world that exposure to arts would benefit students in other scholastic and social areas.

The couple’s late-in-life love story is beautifully featured in the documentary Carol Channing: Larger Than Life which opens in Los Angeles and New York on Jan. 2o with a wider release to follow. [See trailer below]

http://www.playbill.com/images/photo/a/r/articles_photo1_image1086721697.jpg“Every time he kisses me, I think I’m 12 years old again,” Channing says in the film.
Theirs was a real love story and my condolences to Miss Channing for her loss. I’m so glad she and Harry found each other again. They were always so enchanting together.

No services will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to The Channing-Kullijian Foundation, 101 First Street #555, Los Altos, CA., 94022. Visit channingarts.org.

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