LISA KIRK ,AMERICAN ACTRESS AND SINGER BORN 1925 FEBRUARY 25 - NOVEMBER 11,1990
LISA KIRK ,AMERICAN ACTRESS AND SINGER BORN 1925 FEBRUARY 25 - NOVEMBER 11,1990 Lisa Kirk (born Elsie Kirk , February 25, 1925 – November 11, 1990) was an American actress and singer noted for her comic talents and rich contralto (her voice was called a husky alto ). [1] Career [ edit ] Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania , she was raised in Roscoe, Pennsylvania . Her Roscoe home later became the Hotel Roscoe. She enrolled as a law student at the University of Pittsburgh but abandoned her studies when she was offered a spot in the chorus line at the Versailles nightclub in Manhattan . [2] She studied theatre at HB Studio [3] in New York City and made her Broadway debut in Allegro in 1947. [4] In 1948, she gained critical acclaim for her performance as Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate . [4] [5] for which Kirk recounted learning...