Kay Halle | |
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 Kay Halle (1938) Photo by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | Katherine Murphy Halle October 13, 1903 |
| Died | August 7, 1997 (age 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Author Radio broadcaster |
| Parent(s) | Blanche Murphy Halle Samuel Horatio Halle |
| Family | Salmon Portland Chase Halle (uncle) |
Katherine 'Kay' Murphy Halle (October 13, 1903 – August 7, 1997) was an American journalist, broadcaster and socialite.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Blanche (née Murphy) and Samuel Horatio Halle.[1] Her father co-founded the Halle Brothers department store with his brother, Salmon Portland Chase Halle. Her mother was an Irish Catholic and her father Jewish.[1] She attended Smith College and the Cleveland Institute of Music.[1]
Halle was a department store heiress, World War II intelligence operative with the Office of Strategic Services, and intimate confidant and/or mistress of many luminaries of the 20th century, including George Gershwin, Randolph Churchill, W. Averell Harriman, Joseph P. Kennedy, Walter Lippmann, and Buckminster Fuller.[2][3] She compiled and edited Irrepressible Churchill: A Treasury of Winston Churchill's Wit in 1966.[4][5]
- ^ a b c Smith, J.Y. (August 12, 1997). "Kay Halle, Washington Grand Dame, Dies At 93". Washington Post.
- ^ Thomas, Robert McG. (5 October 1997). "Kay Halle, 93, an Intimate of Century's Giants". The New York Times.
- ^ Service, New York Times News (24 August 1997). "KAY HALLE, GLAMOROUS HEIRESS WHO CAPTIVATED THE POWERFUL". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Kay Halle Personal Papers | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org.
- ^ Randolph Churchill: The Young Unpretender, edited by Kay Halle, 1971.