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Kay Kyser

Bandleader / Musician / Radio Personality | * 06/18/1905 († 80, 07/23/1985) | Rocky Mount (United States of America (USA))
James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. ()

Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies.Date of Birth 18June 1905,Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USADate of Death 23July 1985,Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (heart attack)

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Documentaries

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The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her. ...

You'll Find Out

Certification unknown

1940 | 2.8/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Horror
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Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter. ...

Lolita

R

1997 | 3.6/5 | 2h 17min
Drama
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J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appe ...

That's Right - You're Wrong

Certification unknown

1939 | 1.0/5 | 1h 34min
Music, Comedy
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Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, plant a story that the great Shakespearea ...

Playmates

NR

1941 | 2.5/5 | 1h 36min
Music, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Kay Kyser

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Kay Kyser as Actor(17)

as (archive footage)1982 Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as himself1944 Carolina Blues
as himself1943 Thousands Cheer
as himself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Lowell Blackford1943 Swing Fever
as himself1943 Around the World
as himself1943 Show-Business at War
as himself1942 My Favorite Spy
as himself1941 Playmates
as himself1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as Cake Icer (voice)1940 Africa Squeaks
as Orchestra1940 If I Forget You
as himself1940 You'll Find Out
as himself1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
as Sir Thomas1933 Unsichtbare Gegner

Full Name: James Kern Kyser
Born: Sunday, 06/18 1905 (June) in Rocky Mount (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 07/23 1985 (July) in Chapel Hill (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Educated at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rocky Mount High School
Record Label: Columbia Records
Spouses (current/former): Georgia Carroll
Other names for Kay Kyser (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James King Kern Kyser"
"The Ol' Perfessor"
Kay Kyser frequently works together with these people:
Harry Babbitt (7x, Actor)
M.A. Bogue (7x, Actor)
David Butler (7x, Crew)
Sully Mason (6x, Actor)
Kay Kyser Band (5x, Cast)
Ginny Simms (4x, Actress)
James V. Kern (4x, Crew)
Fred MacMurray (3x, Actor)
George Raft (3x, Actor)
Trudy Erwin (3x, Cast)
Julie Conway (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:94945, Added: 05/27/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024