Kay Thompson

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Kay Thompson was an American author, singer, actress, and vocal arranger best known for creating the "Eloise" children's books and for her stylish, scene-stealing film role in the 1957 musical Funny Face.

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Kay Thompson canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actress
author
human
singer
vocal arranger
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1930s
birthName Catherine Louise Fink
collaboratedWith Hilary Knight
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1909-11-09
dateOfDeath 1998-07-02
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
fieldOfWork children's books
film
music
genre children's literature
jazz
popular music
givenName Catherine
hasInfluenceOn American children's literature
musical film performance style
influenced Eloise series adaptations
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor creating the Eloise character
scene-stealing performance in Funny Face
notableRole Maggie Prescott in Funny Face
notableStudent Judy Garland
notableWork Eloise
Eloise at Christmastime (2003 film)
surface form: Eloise at Christmastime

Eloise in Moscow
Eloise in Paris
Funny Face
occupation actress
author
singer
vocal arranger
partOf Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America
pseudonym Kay Thompson
workedAs vocal arranger
vocal coach

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Funny Face starring Kay Thompson
Lorna Luft relative Kay Thompson
Eloise book series author Kay Thompson
Andy Williams associatedAct Kay Thompson
MGM Freed Unit employed Kay Thompson
Kay Thompson pseudonym Kay Thompson