Kate Murtagh (October , â€" September , ) was an American actress and
singer-comedian, a native of Los Angeles, California.Her parents were
both musicians of accomplishment. Her mother, born Wootson Davis in
Sikeston, MO, moved to New York City in the early -teens to further
her vocal training. By she married Henry B. Murtagh. He was a
nationally-prominent theater organist, pianist, conductor, and
composer who held a series of important posts in major U.S. cities. An
early position was a - contract at the Liberty Theater in Portland,
Oregon. In a competition, he was selected to write music for
Oregon’s state song, which was adopted in .By September he was
engaged at Grauman's in Los Angeles. His several years in Buffalo
began in April at the city's Lafayette Square theater. In the late s
he was engaged for Brooklyn's new Paramount Theater.With her sisters
Jean and Onriett, she performed in a vocal trio coached by her parents
while the family lived in Los Angeles. The trio began performing with
the goal of singing straight harmony like the Pickens Sisters, whom
they idolized, but the performances became more humorous with time.
Local radio appearances began as early as . Other performances
included such civic organizations as the Monrovia (CA) American Legion
Post, and by they were performing on RKO's vaudeville circuit in Los
Angeles.
singer-comedian, a native of Los Angeles, California.Her parents were
both musicians of accomplishment. Her mother, born Wootson Davis in
Sikeston, MO, moved to New York City in the early -teens to further
her vocal training. By she married Henry B. Murtagh. He was a
nationally-prominent theater organist, pianist, conductor, and
composer who held a series of important posts in major U.S. cities. An
early position was a - contract at the Liberty Theater in Portland,
Oregon. In a competition, he was selected to write music for
Oregon’s state song, which was adopted in .By September he was
engaged at Grauman's in Los Angeles. His several years in Buffalo
began in April at the city's Lafayette Square theater. In the late s
he was engaged for Brooklyn's new Paramount Theater.With her sisters
Jean and Onriett, she performed in a vocal trio coached by her parents
while the family lived in Los Angeles. The trio began performing with
the goal of singing straight harmony like the Pickens Sisters, whom
they idolized, but the performances became more humorous with time.
Local radio appearances began as early as . Other performances
included such civic organizations as the Monrovia (CA) American Legion
Post, and by they were performing on RKO's vaudeville circuit in Los
Angeles.
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