1245) Kay Thompson

Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; 1909 – 1998). American author, singer, vocal arranger, vocal coach, composer, musician, dancer and actress. She is best known as the creator of the Eloise children's books and for her role in the movie Funny Face.
She was a close friend and mentor of Judy Garland and Andy Williams.

- "A pencil-thin, red-haired radio performer with a prominent nose..."  https://books.google.it/books…

- "She may have had the body of a woman, but she still had the face of a kid with red hair, freckles, and an unfortunate nose."  https://www.npr.org/…/eloise-at-55-the-legacy-of-kay-thomps…

- "She was tall and skinny, with red hair, strong sharp features and extraordinary agate eyes."  https://books.google.it/books…

- "Suddenly, her red hair, her freckles, her oversized nose, even her last name became the butt of cruel jokes."  https://www.worldcat.org/…/org.oclc.lac.ui.DialABookServlet…