Kathryn Ish (February , â€" December , ) was an American Broadway
theater, film, television and voiceover actress. She was also a
founding member of The Committee political satire improvisational
comedy group. Her television credits include Laverne & Shirley.Ish was
born in San Jose, California. She was reportedly heavily influenced by
her high school drama teacher, who was a former vaudeville actor. She
soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations.Ish and her
husband, actor Richard Stahl, met in New York City in . They were both
working as off Broadway theater actors at the time. They were married
later in . Together Ish and Stahl performed in several nightclub and
cabaret shows throughout the s. The couple also moved to San
Francisco. While living in San Francisco, Ish became a founding member
of The Committee Theater, which she performed with during the s and
s.In the late s, she appeared on a local ABC TV game show moderated by
Jim Lange called "Oh My Word," in which panelists (Ish, Merla
Zellerbach, Scott Beach and Paul Speegle) offered definitions of
obscure words to contestants who had to guess the right meaning to
win.
theater, film, television and voiceover actress. She was also a
founding member of The Committee political satire improvisational
comedy group. Her television credits include Laverne & Shirley.Ish was
born in San Jose, California. She was reportedly heavily influenced by
her high school drama teacher, who was a former vaudeville actor. She
soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations.Ish and her
husband, actor Richard Stahl, met in New York City in . They were both
working as off Broadway theater actors at the time. They were married
later in . Together Ish and Stahl performed in several nightclub and
cabaret shows throughout the s. The couple also moved to San
Francisco. While living in San Francisco, Ish became a founding member
of The Committee Theater, which she performed with during the s and
s.In the late s, she appeared on a local ABC TV game show moderated by
Jim Lange called "Oh My Word," in which panelists (Ish, Merla
Zellerbach, Scott Beach and Paul Speegle) offered definitions of
obscure words to contestants who had to guess the right meaning to
win.
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