Funny Face
1957
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Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; November 9, 1909 – July 2, 1998) was an American author, singer, vocal arranger, vocal coach, composer, musician, dancer, actress, and choreographer. She became famous for creating the Eloise children's books and for her role in the movie Funny Face .
Actress: Funny Face. Sleek, effervescent, gregarious and indefatigable only begins to describe the indescribable Kay Thompson -- a one-of-a-kind author, pianist, actress, comedienne, singer, composer, coach, dancer, choreographer, clothing designer, and arguably one of entertainment's most unique and charismatic personalities of the 20th century.
Dec 4, 2010 · Kay Thompson is a difficult woman to describe. She was, most famously, the creator of the Eloise book series. But she was also the woman who gave voice to MGM's musicals; a legendary vocal...
Jan 17, 2014 · Kay Thompson, a former radio star who was now head of the vocal department at MGM, had a nose for talent and she hired the remaining three Williams Brothers to sing in her large choir on many soundtracks for such MGM films as ‘The Harvey Girls’ (1946).
See the entire Hilary Knight spread. Kay Thompson Website celebrates Sam Irvin’s biography, “Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise,” with exclusive web endnotes.
Jul 2, 1999 · Kay Thompson (born Nov. 9, 1902?, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.—died July 2, 1998, New York, N.Y.) was an American entertainer and writer who was best known as the author of the highly popular Eloise books, featuring a comically endearing enfant terrible who bedeviled New York City’s Plaza Hotel.
Nov 15, 2010 · A new biography, “Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise” by Sam Irvin, provides a revealing look at this complex and contradictory woman, born Catherine “Kitty” Fink in St. Louis in 1909 ...
Nov 11, 2010 · A biography of Kay Thompson, the eccentric entertainer and author of “Eloise,” written by Sam Irvin.
Nov 9, 2019 · Because Kay Thompson, creator of Eloise and author of the first four Eloise books, continued to live a life of elegant mischief that frankly beggared belief well into her eighties. If you’re looking for an adult Eloise, you need look no further than Kay Thompson herself.
Kay Thompson. A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB ALTERNATE SELECTION. Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise By Sam Irvin 432 jam-packed pages, plus a 32-page insert featuring over 100 eye-popping photographs. Hardcover, trade paperback, and eBook editions published by Simon & Schuster.
