Kay Thompson
Subtitle: From Funny Face to Eloise
By: Sam Irvin
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781439176535
Description: Presents 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Radio days. Think Fink : Kitty Fink becomes Kay Thompson (1909-1932); title: A face for radio : Thompson on the air (1933-1937); title: Hooray for what? : Broadway bound-and-gagged (1937-1942); title: The MGM years. MGM's secret weapon : Kay goes to Hollywood (1942-1944); title: Friend of Dorothy : somewhere over at Metro (1945-1947); title: The nightclub era. Atomic art : Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers (1947-1949); title: Life is a cabaret : living out of a suitcase (1949-1955); title: The "Eloise" and "Funny face" revolution; title: A star is born : Eloise explodes (1955-1957); title: Slacks Fifth Avenue : from "Fancy pants" to Funny face (1930-1965); title: Kay's Frankenstein monster : Eloise runs amuck (1956-1961); title: Behind-the-scenes. Guru in the wings : from Sinatra to JFK (1947-1962); title: Mad about Andy : Pygmalion redux (1949-1962); title: The doyenne. The Roman spring of Miss Thompson : Eloise on the Tiber (1962-1968); title: Life with Liza : the last hurrah (1968-1998); title: Epilogue.