![]() “That was almost very nice of him,” Burnett replied. “Carol Burnett is almost very pretty,” comedy writer Larry Gelbart once said. Tugging at her ear as a secret “I love you” to her grandmother (“Later,” she writes, “it also included ‘your check is on the way.’ ”) Twisted into a full-throated Tarzan yell (perfected by scaring off a Manhattan mugger). Has any entertainer had more fun with their face than Carol Burnett? Frozen in mock seriousness as Scarlett O’Hara, descending the staircase in a dress made out of drapes (complete with rod). I just want to call that to your attention.” excuse me, but two months ago, when we shot this scene, I went into the closet with no chin, and now I’m coming out of the closet with a chin. ![]() ![]() Before a closeup, Burnett nervously approached the director, John Huston. ![]() After the surgery, Burnett was called back for reshoots on the big-screen musical “Annie,” in which she played tipsy orphanage director Miss Hannigan. I could feel the Maui rain without having to look up.” Nothing is impossible, though, so she got one, in 1981, when an oral surgeon in Hawaii added 3 millimeters to her weak spot. ![]() “I had always wanted a chin,” admits Carol Burnett, in her latest almost-autobiography. What do you get for the comedian who has everything? ![]()
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