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Also known as Kathryn Elizabeth Smith

American singer (1907-1986)

Film & TV

Greenville, Virginia, USA

Kate Smith was an American contralto. Known as The First Lady of Radio, she was famed for her rendition of "God Bless America" (which in her later years she sang live for the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers.) Beloved as the "Songbird of the South" she recorded dozens of albums and chart topping songs.

Known for

  • Roast Night — Kerry Turner2024
  • Broad Street Bullies — footage2010
  • Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy — Self (archive footage)2007
  • History of the Philadelphia Flyers — Self (archive footage)2007
  • Triumph and Tragedy: The Story of the 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers — Self (archive footage)1987
  • Donny & Marie — Self1976
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
  • Cher — Self1975
  • The Smothers Brothers Show1975
  • The Three Stooges Follies — Self (archive footage)1974

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kate
Family name
Smith
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Greenville
Place of death
Raleigh
Instrument
voice
Record label
Savoy Records
Image
Kate Smith.jpg
Voice type
contralto
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Commons category
Kate Smith
date of birth
1907-05-01
date of death
1986-06-17
cause of death
diabetes
manner of death
natural causes
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