VIDEO : Carol Channing Dead At 97

(Reuters) - Carol Channing, who won over audiences with her giddy, guileless charm in signature roles in Broadway?s ?Hello, Dolly!? and ?Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,? died in her California home on Tuesday at the age of 97, according to her publicist. FILE PHOTO: Comedian Carol Channing poses at the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, California January 3, 2015.