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Kay Thompson

American author, singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer (1909–1998)
Person Human Q528309

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
November 9, 1909
Date of death
July 2, 1998
Place of birth
St. Louis
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
actor, composer, writer, singer, stage actor, children's writer, film score composer, film actor, biochemist, music arranger, dancer, musician[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Field of work
clinical chemistry[21]
Educated at
Soldan International Studies High School[22]
Spouse
Jack Jenney, William Spier[10][11]
Cause of death
disease[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Birth name
Catherine Louise Fink[34]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Described by source
Iedereen Leest[32]
Family name
Fink[26]
Given name
Catherine Louise[27]
Instrument
voice[31]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest
Manner of death
natural causes[30]
Native language
English[13]
Pseudonym
Kay Thompson, Y. Des Louvettes[28][29]
Record label
Apex[24]
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Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Kay Thompson en Y. Des Louvettes ar كاى تومبسون de Catherine L. Fink el Κέι Τόμσον fa کی تامپسون he קיי תומפסון ja ケイ・トンプソン ko 케이 톰슨 ru Кэй Томпсон zh 凯·汤普森 zh 凱·湯普森
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000000681652, 0000000116643543
VIAF cluster ID
68165383
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94099449
GND ID
121952029
AllMovie person ID
p70711
AlloCiné person ID
7500
American National Biography ID
1603519
BIBSYS ID
26593
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ThompsonKay1909-1998
Babelio author ID
56175
Bibliopoche author ID
17520
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11926567c
Show all 69 identifiers +57
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11305343
CiNii Research ID
1140845216498968576
DAHR artist ID
107155
DBC author ID
87097992322300
Danish National Filmography person ID
246608
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u12010
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121952029
Deutsche Synchronkartei actor ID
49563
Deutsche Synchronkartei person ID
by1PnFufZ
Discogs artist ID
1130743, 2909283
Elonet person ID
926161
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Kay-Thompson
FAST ID
1428422
Film.ru person ID
key-tompson
Freebase ID
/m/076cpl
Geni profile ID
6000000068846618938
Genius artist ID
Kay-thompson
Genius artist numeric ID
388666
Goodreads author ID
73310
HAND ID
4A42-2A6F-54A5-07AE-A89D
Harper's tag
kay-thompson
IMDb ID
nm0860373
IPI name number
00030570713, 00040531915
IdRef ID
027162117
Internet Broadway Database person ID
71110, 71111
J9U entity ID
987007459902605171
JRC Names ID
473002
Jeugdliteratuur ID
kay-thompson
Kallías ID
PE00594409
Kinobox person ID
46489
Kinopoisk person ID
202457
LdiF person ID
33309
Libraries Australia ID
61016831
MusicBrainz artist ID
6c0a95ca-0a61-4595-b5c7-4d84bb6c51aa
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000038976
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13149142
NDL Authority ID
00476141
NUKAT ID
n2011223782
National Library of Brazil ID
000266549
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200004795
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810555359205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1621770
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07997628X
Open Library ID
OL5721280A, OL5452813A, OL30921A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803104249426
PORT person ID
13664
Perlentaucher ID
kay-thompson
RERO ID (legacy)
A009651261
SBN author ID
VIAV102190
SNAC ARK ID
w6dv42pg
SecondHandSongs artist ID
55234
Swedish Film Database person ID
144632
TMDB person ID
83393
WikiTree person ID
Fink-1680
Yale LUX ID
person/c82acb98-f5cc-4840-846e-3f80fb933ad8
Yandex Music artist ID
28974
ČSFD person ID
81473

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
actor, writer, composer, singer, biochemist, film actor, stage actor, children's writer +1 more
← Cast member 4
Funny Face, The Kid from Brooklyn, Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Films written 2
Eloise at Christmastime, Eloise at the Plaza
Cause of death 1
disease
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Fink
Field of work 1
clinical chemistry
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
St. Louis
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
Eloise
Writing language 1
English
← Commemorates 1
St. Louis Walk of Fame
← Mb:married 1
Jack Jenney
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Summary

Kay Thompson was born on November 9, 1909[1], in St. Louis[2]. She died on July 2, 1998[3], in Manhattan[4]. She worked as an actor[5], composer[6], writer[7], singer[8], and stage actor[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Kay Thompson include Eloise[35], a book series[36].

FAQs

Where was Kay Thompson born?

Kay Thompson's place of birth was St. Louis[2].

Where did Kay Thompson die?

Kay Thompson passed away in Manhattan[4].

Who was Kay Thompson married to?

Kay Thompson's spouses include Jack Jenney[10] and William Spier[11].

What did Kay Thompson do for work?

Kay Thompson worked as an actor[5], composer[6], writer[7], singer[8], and stage actor[9].

Where did Kay Thompson go to school?

Kay Thompson was educated at Soldan International Studies High School[22].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers disease Funny Face New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radio France person ID → —
    "Removed claim: Radio France person ID: kay-thompson, batch #294507"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Manhattan
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65750: Import (and prefer) more precise places from GND; delete unsourced less precise"
  3. 7d ago · Tfmorris1 · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Open Library ID: OL5452813A"
  4. 7d ago · Tfmorris1 · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Open Library ID: OL5721280A"
  5. 7d ago · Tfmorris1 · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL5721280A, OL5452813A, OL30921A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL30921A"
  6. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 4A42-2A6F-54A5-07AE-A89D
    Harper's tag → kay-thompson
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: kay-thompson, Matched to kay thompson (#289945229) in Harper's tag…"
  7. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, composer, writer +1
    "Changed claim: Occupation: composer, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
  8. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Catherine Louise
    Field of work → clinical chemistry
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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