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Article: Critics salute Burnett - loudly.(Spotlight)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2006
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Byline: Dusty Saunders, Rocky Mountain News
HOLLYWOOD -- The young critic seated at a nearby table wasn't born when Carol Burnett signed her first CBS contract.
But there he was - standing, applauding and loudly cheering with the rest of the critics and Hollywood types when the popular performer accepted her career achievement award, given by the Television Critics Association Sunday.
And I even noted a teary mist in his eye.
Obviously, the 73-year-old Burnett transcends the rabbit-ears TV era. And as the loud, loving response continued, I wondered: Why did it take so long for our organization to honor her superb talent?
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