Kay Thompson (73 page)

(40) Breaking records, 1948.

(41) Pondering caricature by Jack Lane, 1948.

(42) Danny Kaye in drag as Thompson, with Jack Benny, Jack Carson, Van Johnson, and George Burns spoofing the Williams Brothers. Hollywood Press Photographers’ Ball, Ciro’s, October 16, 1948.

(43) With Danny Kaye, Stork Club, New York, November 2, 1948.

(44) Mr. Lynne Carter’s “satirical impression” of Kay’s act, San Francisco, April 1953.

(45) Jack Benny, Esther Williams, and Clark Gable celebrate Kay’s million-dollar deal to appear at Arnold Kirkeby’s hotels, November 13, 1948.

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(47) Backstage visitors Judy Garland and Spencer Tracy at Café de Paris, London, April 1951.

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(49) Caricature by Don Freeman, London, 1951.

(50) Kay and her trio: Buzz Miller (top), Lee Scott (left), and George Martin. November 1949.

(51) Carried away by George Martin, Buzz Miller, and Jimmy Thompson at Les Ambassadeurs, Paris, June 1950.

(52) Cheesecake wannabe, 1950.

(53) In a cloud of cashmere, 1954.