Kay Starr
Born: 1922-07-21 in Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 2016-11-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Catherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016), known professionally as Kay Starr, was an American singer primarily from the 1940s through the 1950s. She performed multiple genres, such as pop, swing, and country, but her roots were in jazz. Her 1952 song "Wheel of Fortune" was a smash hit, and later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Filmography
2006
1969
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1959
- Startime as Self
- Some of Manie's Friends
1957
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin as John's Mother
1956
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Star Time as Self
1949
- Make Believe Ballroom as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self