Kitty Carlisle
Kitty Carlisle Hart (born Catherine Conn; September 3, 1910 – April 17, 2007) was an American stage and screen actress, opera singer, television personality and spokesperson for the arts. She was the leading lady in the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera (1935) and was a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth (1956–1978). She served 20 years on the New York State Council on the Arts.
Kitty Carlisle | |
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Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 | |
| Born | Catherine Conn September 3, 1910 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2007 (aged 96) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
| Other names | Kitty Carlisle Hart |
| Alma mater | University of Paris London School of Economics Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 1932–2006 |
| Spouse |
Moss Hart
(m. 1946; died 1961) |
| Children | 2 |
In 1991, she received the National Medal of Arts from President George H. W. Bush. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1999.
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