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100 1 $aIrvin, Sam.
245 10 $aKay Thompson :$bfrom Funny face to Eloise /$cSam Irvin.
246 30 $aFrom Funny face to Eloise
246 30 $aFunny face to Eloise
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2010.
300 $axv, 416 p., [32] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aPrecocious grownup -- Radio days. Think Fink : Kitty Fink becomes Kay Thompson (1909-1932) -- A face for radio : Thompson on the air (1933-1937) -- Hooray for what? : Broadway bound-and-gagged (1937-1942) -- The MGM years. MGM's secret weapon : Kay goes to Hollywood (1942-1944) -- Friend of Dorothy : somewhere over at Metro (1945-1947) -- -- The nightclub era. Atomic art : Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers (1947-1949) -- Life is a cabaret : living out of a suitcase (1949-1955) -- The "Eloise" and "Funny face" revolution -- A star is born : Eloise explodes (1955-1957) -- Slacks Fifth Avenue : from "Fancy pants" to Funny face (1930-1965) -- Kay's Frankenstein monster : Eloise runs amuck (1956-1961) -- Behind-the-scenes. Guru in the wings : from Sinatra to JFK (1947-1962) -- Mad about Andy : Pygmalion redux (1949-1962) -- The doyenne. The Roman spring of Miss Thompson : Eloise on the Tiber (1962-1968) -- Life with Liza : the last hurrah (1968-1998) -- Epilogue.
520 $aPresents a tribute to the Hollywood entertainer-turned-author that covers such topics as her close friendship with Judy Garland, contributions as a celebrity trainer, and creation of the mischievous six-year-old Plaza mascot, Eloise.
600 10 $aThompson, Kay,$d1909-1998.
650 0 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aSingers$zUnited States$vBiography.
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