| LC control no. | nr 92021911 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ballard, Kaye |
| Variant(s) | Ballad, Kay Balotta, Catherine Gloria Balota, Catherine Gloria |
| Birth date | 1925-11-20 |
| Death date | 2019-01-22 |
| Place of birth | Cleveland (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Rancho Mirage (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Comedians Actors Singers |
| Found in | Rodgers, R. Oklahoma! [SR] 1956: label (Kaye Ballard) Variety's ww in show business, 1989 (Ballard, Kaye (Catherine Gloria Balota [sic]); b. Nov. 20, 1926, Cleveland, OH; actress, singer) Ballard, Kaye. How I lost 10 pounds in 53 years, 2006: t.p. (Kaye Ballard) p. 7-8 (Catherine Gloria Balotta, actually born Nov. 20, 1925 in Cleveland Ohio, although 1926 is often given in biographies as her birth year) p. 24 (Kay Ballad, original professional name used in 1943; everyone called her "Ballard", so she went along with them, while also adding an "e" to the end of "Kaye") New York times WWW site, viewed Jan. 22, 2019 (Kaye Ballard; b. Catherine Gloria Balotta, Nov. 20, 1925, Cleveland; found an agent in Cleveland and played some local spots, calling herself Kay Ballad; the first name soon acquired an E and the last an R; d. Tuesday [Jan. 22, 2019], Rancho Mirage, Calif., aged 93; her long career as a comedian, actress, and nightclub performer included well-regarded runs in The golden apple and Carnival! on Broadway and a classic turn as a television mother-in-law) |
| Associated language | eng |
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