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02285aam a2200349Ma 4500 001 AB39899628FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140821010440 008 120611s2010 nyuac 001 0beng 020 $a 143917654X 020 $a 9781439176542 035 $a (OCoLC)811776807 040 $a AU@ $b eng $c AU@ $d YDXCP $d BDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 082 04 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Irvin, Sam. 245 10 $a Thompson, Kay : $b from Funny face to Eloise / $c Sam Irvin. 246 30 $a From Funny face to Eloise 246 30 $a Funny face to Eloise 260 $a New York : $b Simon & Schuster, $c c2010. 300 $a xv, 416 p. : $b ill., ports. ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Precocious grownup -- Radio days. Think Fink : Kitty Fink becomes Kay Thompson (1909-1932) ; A face for radio : Thompson on the air (1933-1937) ; Hooray for what? : Broadway bound-and-gagged (1937-1942) -- The MGM years. MGM's secret weapon : Kay goes to Hollywood (1942-1944) ; Friend of Dorothy : somewhere over at Metro (1945-1947) -- The nightclub era. Atomic art : Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers (1947-1949) ; Life is a cabaret : living out of a suitcase (1949-1955) -- The Eloise and Funny face revolution. A star is born : Eloise explodes (1955-1957) ; Slacks Fifth Avenue : from "Fancy pants" to Funny face (1930-1965) ; Kay's Frankenstein monster : Eloise runs amuck (1956-1961) -- Behind-the-scenes. Guru in the wings : from Sinatra to JFK (1947-1962) ; Mad about Andy : Pygmalion redux (1949-1962) -- The doyenne. The Roman spring of Miss Thompson : Eloise on the Tiber (1962-1968) ; Life with Liza : the last hurrah (1968-1998). 520 $a Presents a tribute to the Hollywood entertainer-turned-author. Covers her close friendship with Judy Garland, contributions as a celebrity trainer, and creation of the mischievous six-year-old Plaza mascot, Eloise. 600 10 $a Thompson, Kay, $d 1909-1998. 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 20th century $v Biography. 650 0 $a Singers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Actors $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204060902.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110042756.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AB39899628FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search