Kay Thompson (78 page)
Authors: Sam Irvin
S
am Irvin is a veteran director, producer, and screenwriter for movies and television. After beginning his career as the assistant to Brian De Palma, Irvin has directed a dozen movies, including
Guilty as Charged
(Rod Steiger, Lauren Hutton, and Heather Graham),
Out There
(Bill Campbell and Billy Bob Thornton),
Elvira’s Haunted Hills
(Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), and
Fat Rose and Squeaky
(Louise Fletcher and Cicely Tyson). He wrote and directed
Kiss of a Stranger
(Mariel Hemingway, Dyan Cannon, and David Carradine). He has also directed several seasons of the premium cable TV series
Dante’s Cove
(for which he also co-wrote the theme song). Irvin’s other credits include co–executive producing Bill Condon’s Academy Award–winning motion picture,
Gods and Monsters
(Sir Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgrave). While researching the life of Kay Thompson, Irvin served as a historical consultant for the Tony Award–winning Broadway show
Liza’s at the Palace
, and produced the 3-CD compilation
Think Pink! A Kay Thompson Party
(Sepia Records). He resides in Los Angeles.
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COVER DESIGN BY JACKIE SEOW • COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF KAY THOMPSON FROM THE COLLECTION OF CURT GATHJE • COVER ILLUSTRATION BY HILARY KNIGHT FROM
ELOISE,
KAY THOMPSON (COPYRIGHT © 1955, RENEWED 1983 BY KAY THOMPSON; BY PERMISSION OF SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, A DIVISION OF SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING DIVISION)
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Eloise,
by Kay Thompson (copyright © 1955, renewed 1983 by Kay Thompson; by permission of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, a division of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division); all rights reserved.
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Part Two
photo (Kay and Judy Garland, November 1946): The John Fricke Collection.
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photo (Kay and Hilary Knight on the set of
Funny Face
, April 1956): Courtesy of Hilary Knight. Photo insert section, by numbers:
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www.cartoonbank.com
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