Carol Burnett - Family and Companions

• grandmother : helped to raise Burnett
• father Joseph Thomas Burnett: was an alcoholic who left family when Burnett was 8; died in 1954
• mother Ina Louise Melton: was an alcoholic; died at age 47 in 1957
• half-sister Chris Frauchinger: younger; mother, Louise Burnett
• daughter Carrie Louise Hamilton: born on December 5, 1963 in NYC; battled a highly publicized drug problem; later appeared in "Rent" and made short films; co-wrote play "Hollywood Arms" with mother; died on January 20, 2002 of cancer
• daughter Jody Ann Hamilton: born on January 18, 1967
• daughter Erin Kate Hamilton: born on August 14, 1968; married to Trae Carlson; had first son Zachary on January 14, 1997
• step-children : had eight from Joe Hamilton's previous marriage

• husband Don Saroyan: married on December 15, 1955; divorced
• husband Joe Hamilton: born on January 6, 1929; married on May 4, 1963; separated in 1982; divorced c. 1984; died on June 9, 1991; was executive producer on "The Garry Moore Show" and "The Carol Burnett Show"
• husband Brian Miller: born c. 1956; married in November 2001