Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray (1 October 1908 – 23 January 2000),[1] who was billed as Kay Cavendish, was a British pianist and popular entertainer.
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| Born | Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray 1 October 1908 |
| Died | 23 January 2000 (aged 89) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
Early life
editCavendish was born in Hong Kong[2][better source needed] to John Alexander Shakespear Murray and his wife, Constance Ellen Louisa Clarke.[3] She studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded a gold medal.[2]
Career
editCavendish became a member of the Cavendish Three, a close harmony trio.[2] and made over 400 episodes of her weekly BBC radio programme Kay on the Keys.[2]
Cavendish appeared on the comedy programme It's That Man Again during World War II, entertained troops for ENSA,[2] and appeared in the film Poet's Pub (1949).
Cavendish appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 5 February 1962.[4]
Death
editCavendish died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 89.[5]
References
edit- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b c d e "Kay Cavendish". Home Front Museum. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Kay Cavendish". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Obituaries". Crescendo Jazz. 37 (6). December 2000 – January 2001.
External links
edit- Kay Cavendish at IMDb
- Personality Meet Kay Cavendish 1945 British-Pathé newsreel featuring Cavendish