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Carol Lawrence

Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer

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Born
September 5, 1932
Age in 2026
94
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1932

About Carol Lawrence

Carol Lawrence is an American actress, appearing in musical theatre and on television. She is known for creating the role of Maria on Broadway in the musical West Side Story (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She appeared at The Muny, St. Louis, in several musicals, including Funny Girl. She also appeared in many television dramas, including Rawhide, The Six Million Dollar Man and Murder, She Wrote. She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet. Lawrence made a few record albums of standards and showtunes including Tonight at 8:30 (1960), where she sang studio versions of the songs "Tonight", and "Something's Coming", both from West Side Story. The Theatre World Award "Most Promising Newcomer" West Side Story 1958 Lawrence was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award in 1960. She hosted five shows of Chef du Jour for the Food Network, cooking from I Remember Pasta, her own cookbook, and setting a record for cookbook sales on the Home Shopping Network.

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Carol Lawrence timeline

  1. She is known for creating the role of Maria on Broadway in the musical West Side Story (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
  2. The Theatre World Award "Most Promising Newcomer" West Side Story 1958 Lawrence was awarded the Harvard Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award in 1960.
  3. Lawrence made a few record albums of standards and showtunes including Tonight at 8:30 (1960), where she sang studio versions of the songs "Tonight", and "Something's Coming", both from West Side Story.

The world when Carol Lawrence was born

Carol Lawrence was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carol Lawrence's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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