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Kitty Carlisle
Kitty Carlisle | |
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 Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 | |
| Born | Catherine Conn September 3, 1910 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2007 (aged 96)[1][2] New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
| Other names | Kitty Carlisle Hart |
| Alma mater | University of Paris London School of Economics Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 1932–2006 |
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| Children | 2 |
Kitty Carlisle Hart (born Catherine Conn; September 3, 1910 – April 17, 2007)[1][2] was an American stage and screen actress, opera singer, television personality and spokesperson for the arts. She was the leading lady in the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera (1935) and was a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth (1956–1978). She served 20 years on the New York State Council on the Arts.
In 1991, she received the National Medal of Arts from President George H. W. Bush. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1999.[3]
- ^ a b "Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart Dies at 96". Townhall.com. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Barnes, Steve (April 19, 2007). "Theater world loses more than an actress: Kitty Carlisle Hart, champion of the arts in New York, dies at 96". Albany Times Union. Retrieved April 19, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "On Stage: New class of theater hall of famers". Old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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