Kate Smith
Birthday
1907/05/01
Day of death
1986/06/17 (79 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Greenville, Virginia, USA
Also know as
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, The Songbird of the South
Biography
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.
Acting
(1943) This Is the Army
as Herself
(1968) The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1933) Hello, Everybody!
as Kate Smith
(1932) The Big Broadcast
as Kate Smith
(1942) Night Shift
as Kate Smith
(1932) Rambling 'Round Radio Row #1
as Kate Smith
(1966) Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
as Self
(1942) America Sings with Kate Smith
as Kate Smith
(1974) The Three Stooges Follies
as Self (archive footage)
(1987) Triumph and Tragedy: The Story of the 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers
as footage
(2010) Broad Street Bullies
as footage
(2007) History of the Philadelphia Flyers
as footage
(1958) The Garry Moore Show
as ---
(1976) Donny & Marie
as Self
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self
(1969) The Jim Nabors Hour
as ---
(1968) The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self
(1975) Cher
as Self
(1960) The Kate Smith Show
as ---
(1951) The Kate Smith Evening Hour
as ---
(1974) Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
(1971) The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(2024) Roast Night
as Kerry Turner
(1967) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self - Cameo
(1975) The Smothers Brothers Show
as ---