Word: kate
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Died. Kate La Montagne Butler, 82, widow of Columbia University's President Nicholas Murray Butler (who died last December); after long illness; in Manhattan...
...acts in the fond belief that he acted "for his family." But his acquaintances give him credit only for being more "clever" than his partner who went to jail, and his own son deserts him as soon as he is convinced of his father's guilt. His wife Kate, played by Mady Christians, seeks refuge from her husband's acts in the firm conviction that Larry is still alive, until his letter convinces her that she has no hope. Her characterization is a strong one, stronger than Robinson's, possibly because her scenes are less flossy than...
...Married. Kate ("Klondike Kate") Rockwell Matson, 68, onetime "Belle of the Yukon," famed dance-hall favorite of gold-rush days; and William L. Van Duren, an accountant and friend of 19 years' standing; she for the third time, he for the second; in Vancouver, Wash...
...were looking for to crash the rich U.S. record market. Last week 24,000 records (weighing six tons) of Gracie Fields's version arrived in Manhattan, the biggest shipment of foreign records ever to hit the U.S. Gracie wouldn't have the place to herself. Bing Crosby, Kate Smith and Eddy Howard all managed to put the song on records before Jimmy Petrillo, by putting a stop to all U.S. recording, got off his own variation on Now Is the Hour...
Last week the dean of the Alley's songwriters, who never had more than two years' schooling, put a finger on the trouble. Said Irving Berlin: present-day songwriters are, or think they are, too sophisticated to write simple songs. One of Berlin's newest songs, Kate, which sounds very much like some of the 800 other songs he has written, is climbing up the best-seller lists. Annie Get Your Gun, featuring 15 songs he wrote, is still playing to standing-room-only crowds after a year and a half on Broadway. And White Christmas, Berlin...