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Through the laughs, tears, and years with `Carol Burnett'

Article from: The Boston Globe Article date: November 5, 2007 Author: Matthew Gilbert

Television Review

Carol Burnett:A Woman of Character

On: PBS, Channel 2

Time: Tonight, 9-10:30

By the end of "Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character," you'll want to give the actress a big fat hug. Not a pity hug, just a well- earned warm embrace. The newest installment of PBS's "American Masters" portrays both a hugely likable and versatile performer and a heroic lady whose personal life has thrown her some nasty punches. The Burnett you'll meet in this 90-minute documentary is an American master, for sure - of comedy, and also of survival.

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