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Kay Brown
Born
Dolores Kay Brown

(1933-07-02)July 2, 1933
Peoria, Illinois
DiedJanuary 2, 2022(2022-01-02) (aged 88)
Lund, Nevada
Occupation(s)singer, actress
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Kay Brown (full name Dolores Kay Brown, July 2, 1933 – January 2, 2022) was an American singer[1][2][3] who recorded for Mercury and Decca in the 1950s.[15]

She notably acted in the 1951 movie "The Strip"[2] and sang the song "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" in it.[16]

Personal life

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In the early 1950s she notably dated Mickey Rooney.[17]

Brown was married to bandleader Maynard Ferguson for two years in the 1950s.[2][18] In the early 1970s, she married Brent Lyon Wood.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 2, 1956 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kay Brown – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Samuel Clemens (June 16, 2022). "Kay Brown". The Ely Times. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 22, 1956 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 1, 1957 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 25, 1950 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 20, 1951 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Billboard". December 29, 1951 – via books.google.com.
  9. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 28, 1956 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Billboard". January 26, 1959 – via books.google.com.
  11. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 5, 1952 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 16, 1954 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 18, 1951 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 17, 1956 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
  16. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 3, 1951 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Richard A. Lertzman; William J. Birnes (October 20, 2015). The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney. Simon and Schuster. pp. 306–. ISBN 978-1-5011-0098-7.
  18. ^ "Billboard" – via books.google.com.
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