" Comedic film actress Kay Kendall, born to a theatrical family
in Northern England, came of age in London during the Blitz. After
starring in Britain's biggest cinematic disaster, she found stardom
in 1953 with her brilliant performance in the low-budget film,
Genevieve. She scored success after success with her light comic
style in movies such as Doctor in the House, The Reluctant
Debutante, and the Gene Kelly musical Les Girls. Kendall's private
life was even more colorful than the plots of her films as she
embarked on a series of affairs with minor royalty, costars,
directors, producers, and married men. In 1954 she fell in love
with her married Constant Husband costar Rex Harrison and
accompanied him to New York, where he was starring on Broadway in
My Fair Lady. It was there that Kendall was diagnosed with
myelocytic leukemia. Her life took a romantic and tragic turn as
Harrison divorced his wife and married Kendall. He agreed with
their doctor that she was never to know of her diagnosis, and for
the next two years the couple lived a hectic, glamorous life
together as Kendall's health failed. She died in London at the age
of 32, shortly after completing the filming of Once More with
Feeling , her husband by her side. The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay
Kendall was written with the cooperation of Kendall's sister Kim
and includes interviews with many of her costars, relatives and
friends. A complete filmography and numerous rare photographs
complete this first-ever biography of Britain's most glamorous
comic star. Eve Golden is the author of several biographies of
actresses, Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway, as well
as a collection of essays on silent film stars.
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