Kitty Bluett | |
|---|---|
.png) Bluett from a 1954 newspaper article | |
| Born | Katherine Zeppe Bluett 18 August 1914 Brixton, London |
| Died | 27 July 1994 (aged 79) Colchester, England |
| Other names | Kathleen Zeppy Jover Mrs Portingale Mrs Catherine Zepp-Portingale Katherine Zeppe Jover |
| Known for | Radio personality |
| Spouses |
Walter Robert Portingale
(m. 1941; div. 1947) Julian Manuel Jover
(m. 1955; div. 1980) |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Fred Bluett (father) Augustus "Gus" Bluett (brother) Jimmy Jewel (brother-in-law) |
Kitty Bluett (18 August 1916 - 27 July 1994) was an English-Australian actress and singer for radio, television and film. She played Ted Ray's wife on the BBC radio show Ray's a Laugh from 1949 to 1961,[1] the "longest running husband-wife radio show ever"[2] with an estimated audience of 10 million.[3] She appeared in several films, including A Son Is Born (1946), alongside Ron Randell.[4] Bluett was the first female radio DJ in Australia.[5]
- ^ Foster, Andy (1996). Radio Comedy, 1938-1968: A Guide to 30 years of wonderful wireless. London: Virgin. p. 111. ISBN 9780863699603.
- ^ Dick Kisch (10 July 1954). "Star Flashes". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. p. 16.
- ^ "Kitty rocks 'em in laughter century". Brisbane Telegraph. Brisbane, Australia. 16 May 1951. p. 6.
- ^ "Local cartoons sold to the US". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. 17 June 1954. p. 41.
- ^ D M World Cables (12 December 1951). ""Bubbly" Kitty Bluett as "pink Champagne"". Daily Mirror. Sydney, Australia. p. 7.