Beatrice Kay
| Beatrice Kay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 21, 1907 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1986 (aged 79) North Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actress |
| Years active | 1945-1974 |
Beatrice Kay (April 21, 1907 in New York City – November 8, 1986) was an American singer, vaudevillian, music hall performer, stage and film actress. She died in North Hollywood, California, aged 79.
Born as Hannah Beatrice Kuper, Kay performed as "Honey Kuper" and "Honey Day" for part of her career in vaudeville, radio, motion pictures, sound recordings, night clubs, and television. Her career began at the age of six as "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in . She went on to becoming a headliner at Billy Rose's famed Diamond Horseshoe Nightclub in New York. She was on The Mercury Theatre on the Air (directed by Orson Welles), and eventually hosted a radio show, The Beatrice Kay Show.
She appeared at top nightclubs including San Francisco's austere Fairmont Hotel Venetian Room, the Moulin Rouge in Paris, Hollywood's famed Ciro's in Los Angeles, and at the El Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas. She also recorded several phonograph albums, and appeared in a 1945 motion picture about the club where she had performed in her earlier years—Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (the film starred Betty Grable and Dick Haymes).
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