Kay Thompson (born Catherine L. Fink, 9 November 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, died 2 July 1998, New York City) was an American author, composer, musician, actress, and singer. Kay Thompson was born to parents Leo George (born abt. 1875), an Austrian immigrant, and Hattie A. (born abt. 1888), a native of Kansas. The second of four children, Kay had three other siblings: sisters M. Blanche (born abt. 1907) and Marian A. (born abt. 1915); and a brother, Leo George, Jr. Wikipedia
Known as Kitty Fink at Soldan High and Washington University, St. Louis-born Kay Thompson began her career as a singer in Hollywood. www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/kay-thompson.html
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