Kay Cavendish | |
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Born | Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray 1 October 1908 |
Died | 23 January 2000 (aged 89)
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, England |
Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray (1 October 1908 – 23 January 2000), [1] who was billed as Kay Cavendish, was a British classically trained pianist and popular entertainer.
Cavendish 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] She 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]
She appeared on It's That Man Again, during World War II, entertained troops for ENSA., [2] and, in 1949, appeared in the film Poet's Pub.
She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 5 February 1962. [4]
She died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 89. [5]
Kay Cavendish | |
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Born | Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray 1 October 1908 |
Died | 23 January 2000 (aged 89)
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, England |
Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray (1 October 1908 – 23 January 2000), [1] who was billed as Kay Cavendish, was a British classically trained pianist and popular entertainer.
Cavendish 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] She 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]
She appeared on It's That Man Again, during World War II, entertained troops for ENSA., [2] and, in 1949, appeared in the film Poet's Pub.
She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 5 February 1962. [4]
She died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 89. [5]