KITTY CARLISLE: Straight from the Hart

Opera singer Kitty is pursued by two handsome suitors, Allan Jones (left) and Walter Woolf King in the Marx Brothers’ slapstick classic A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935)
The earliest regular panelists of the popular game show TO TELL THE TRUTH (1956-1968, before syndication) was (from left) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle and columnist Hy Gardner. Bud Collyer was the host.

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Issue Number 571,
June 2023


“When I die, I want you to play “The Man I Love” i my key at the memorial service, and if I don’t walk out on that stage, you’ll know I’m dead.”

Wearing a cloak of many stylish colors, KITTY CARLISLE (1910-2007) was a musical ingenue, operatic singer, Broadway lead, radio vocalist, recording artist, lecturer, socialite, philanthropist, patron of the arts, fashion maven and game show icon. Following her an education and mezzo soprano training in Europe, she first gained modest notice on Broadway before attempting a few musical films, including the singing ingenue in the Marx Brothers classic A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935). Best known for her florid presence on the game show TO TELL THE TRUTH (1957-1978), the widow of esteemed playwright Moss Hart became an avid political spokesperson for the arts in later years.

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