The Great Kate
thought of Kate Smith as "the fat girl," rather than "the girl with a voice," now places her in the highest rank of American entertainers. Audiences to-day can forget her
=e massive 16 stoge; her reputation has been established through the medium of the radio, and now should be secure even against the advent of television. From 3YA recently the story of Kate Smith’s life was broadcast. It was uneventful enough, judged by most standards. But what impressed me most about it was the fact that her great bulk, which proved such a stumbling block to success in her early years, has now risen to dizzy heights in publicity value. She is not just Kate Smith, with a voice; she is 16-stone Kate Smith, with a voice, and heard with affectionate familiarity all over the world in consequence,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 441, 5 December 1947, Page 10
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141The Great Kate New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 441, 5 December 1947, Page 10
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