Kay Kyser(1905-1985)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Kay Kyser was born on 18 June 1905 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) and Playmates (1941). He was married to Georgia Carroll. He died on 23 July 1985 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Known for
Credits
Actor
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 2: Radio ShowsShort
- Kay Kyser - on Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1943
- 1943
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1941
- 1940
- 1940
- 1940
- 1940
- 1939
Soundtrack
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2007
- 1997
- 1995
- 1982
- 1976
- 1949
- Swing Fever5.9
- performer: "Sh-! Don't Make a Sound", "Mississippi Dreamboat", "I Planted a Rose", "One Girl and Two Boys", " (I've Grown So Lonely) Thinking of You"
- 1943
- 1943
- 1941
- You'll Find Out6.1
- performer: "Like the Fella Once Said" (1940), "The Bad Humor Man" (1940) (" (I've Grown So Lonely) Thinking of You" (1926), uncredited)
- 1940
- That's Right - You're Wrong6.1
- performer: "The Little Red Fox (N'Ya N'Ya You Can't Catch Me)" (1939), "The Answer Is Love" (1939), "Auld Lang Syne" (1788) (uncredited) (" (I've Grown So Lonely) Thinking of You" (1926), uncredited)
- 1939
Personal details
- Born
- Died
- July 23, 1985
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA(heart attack)
- Spouse
- Georgia CarrollJune 8, 1944 - July 23, 1985 (his death, 3 children)
- Other works1/1/42: Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade.
- Publicity listings
Did you know
- TriviaKyser organized his first band at the University of North Carolina in the mid-1920's. However, he came down with severe stage fright on his opening night, so that a friend -- the songwriter Johnny Mercer -- had to front the orchestra for the occasion.
- Quotes[on his image as a "sweet band" leader[ If playing the melody is corn, than I want to be corny.
- TrademarksTheme song: "Thinking of You"
- Nickname
- The Ol' Perfessor
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