Kay Thompson: from Funny face to Eloise

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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). Epilogue. 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). Epilogue.