Kate Smith

Acting

Born: 1907-05-01
Died: 1986-06-17
From: Greenville, Virginia, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Kathryn Elizabeth SmithThe Songbird of the South

Biography

Kate Smith was an American contralto. Known as The First Lady of Radio, she was famed for her rendition of "God Bless America" (which in her later years she sang live for the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers.) Beloved as the "Songbird of the South" she recorded dozens of albums and chart topping songs.

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

1982
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame