All-Star Party for Carol Burnett - Dec 1982

[@lavenberry]

Imagine going to the movies as a child to watch movie stars of your time and then they all end up attending a party in your honor. That's quite amazing. Wow. I mean wow.

[@wotan10950]

Interestingly, Beverly Sills wrote in her memoirs that 1982 was one of the worst years of her life - her tenure as the chief of the NYC Opera was going very badly. She eventually turned it all around. But her love and admiration for Carol Burnett was genuine.

[@tameramares5785]

Carol Burnett.... beautiful inside and out...🤗💜🤗💜. Praise the Lord that we still have her. Many of those in her audience are no longer with us😢. Let's enjoy her while we can. Ty Carol for all the wonderful laughs..💜

[@clairehenderson9710]

Aww at the end when everyone is together it looks like beverly sills and bette davis are holding hands ❤

[@johndalton3180]

Thanks for posting this! If you have more I'd love to see! It's very moving when Beverly Sills comes out. Carol is so surprised to see her dear friend. It's a bit odd that the camera didn't catch Bette Davis when Carol spoke to her, though.

[@thomasalbus2656]

Yeah, when the camera did not go on her when Carol spoke about All About Eve and even mentioned Bette's dialogue, I thought she wasn't there at all, until she appears in the singing group at the end.

[@vinniemystery563]

And now Carol's 90th was just like this but a whole lot more !!

[@baritonebynight]

One of the very few and very last time Sills sang in public after her 1980 retirement from the stage.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

I remember when this special premiered. Never forgot how Jimmy Stewart came out to sing to Carol as she whispered, "You're wonderful". And it appears that she has outlived almost all of those standing with her at the end, except Vivki Lawrence.

[@wotan10950]

I’ve never seen this before, and yet I met both ladies (Carol & Beverly) on different occasions, not together though. They were both as delightful as their public persona, although that wasn’t always the case with some other stars.

[@vickieharris9834]

I love it Vicki Lawrence sing and acting like Carol Burnett🤣🤣🤣

[@johndalton3180]

40 years ago. Wow.

[@jodyg914]

Such an amazing soul! 🙏💗

[@ginogennaroalonso1067]

REMEMBER IS.....LIFE. 2022. 🇺🇸🎭🇺🇸👍🕊

[@ellengutknecht4994]

Steve Lawrence was on here. Where's Eydie?

[@ellengutknecht3149]

Can the whole show be posted? The first clip cuts off Steve Lawrence's song and this cuts off Tim Conway funny act to Carol. I have seen the whole show and the best parts are missing.

[@marktaylor3476]

Hello Ellen how are you doing?? Hope you’re ok??

[@akrenwinkle]

17:39 Look fast, that's Sophia Loren seated... I think. Am I right?

[@BrunetteOnTheCouch]

Where's Harvey?

[@jimbuxton2187]

I saw ZaZa Gabor !

[@TheTerryE]

Still missing the best part: Jimmy Stewart.

[@thomasalbus2656]

17:28 BETTE DAVIS????

[@akrenwinkle]

It is, and this is the kind of thing the very private Davis was noted for avoiding. The story goes, and I believe it, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward ran into Bette somewhere, and said, "You must come over for dinner." Bette: "Why?" And the Newmans burst out laughing.