# Kitty Carlisle has died at 96 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676 "2007-04-18T20:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/1 "2007-04-18T20:05:07Z")
Just heard this on CBS Radio. My main memories of her were from the old “What’s My Line?” show, but apparently she continued performing as a singer for a very long time. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/2 "2007-04-18T20:12:21Z")
[Obligatory Marx Brothers citation](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/maindetails). ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/3 "2007-04-18T20:13:23Z")
I loved her on “To Tell the Truth.” She was a very classy lady with a sense of humor. I am ashamed to say that I’d assumed she died many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/4 "2007-04-18T20:42:50Z")
I was just reading about her recently in, I think, _Vanity Fair_. She looked great with an unlined face and seemingly healthy glow, and was still sharp of mind and seemed very happy with both her current life and the past. And she was still performing regularly at a club in New York whose name escapes me at the moment. I’m sorry to hear she has died, especially since that recent article made it seem she would live productively and well for some time yet. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/5 "2007-04-18T20:44:14Z")
The first time I ever went to the “theatah” in NYC, I was _crushed_ that everyone wasn’t dressed like Arlene Francis and Kitty Carlisle. That’s why I always dress for the city 🙂 She was a classy dame, to be sure…there was a great article about her in a recent issue of “Vanity Fair”. I would like to think she, Pat Buckley & Nan Kempner are somewhere - watching over couturiers everywhere. VCNJ~ [QUOTE=lawoot] Just heard this on CBS Radio. My main memories of her were from the old “What’s My Line?” show, but apparently she continued performing as a singer for a very long time. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/6 "2007-04-18T20:51:18Z")
A great [photo](http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/8/8b/KittyC1.jpg) from What’s My Line…talk about memories! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/7 "2007-04-18T20:57:46Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] I loved her on “To Tell the Truth.” She was a very classy lady with a sense of humor. I am ashamed to say that I’d assumed she died many years ago. [/QUOTE] Same here. I’m glad to hear she actually lived a long life. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/8 "2007-04-18T20:58:18Z")
And the difference in perspective is funny, too. From the POV of my-twelve-year old self, she was just a rich, classy old dame; now, from my current 58-year-old perspective, she appears both interesting and beautiful! What a shame youth is wasted on the young! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/9 "2007-04-18T21:16:29Z")
I only remember her from game shows from when I was a kid. “With Bob\* (Something) and Kitty Carlisle!” \*May have been Bill (Something), the last name is coming up blank in either case. I got the impression they were somehow a couple, or act, or somehow associated. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/10 "2007-04-18T21:22:29Z")
I wonder if she’ll continue making appearances on the Simpsons as The lovely and vivacious head of Kitty Carlisle. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/11 "2007-04-18T21:26:02Z")
By all accounts she was a wonderful woman. I’ve also read a few articles about her over the years in Vanity Fair and she seemed like such a classy lady and great person. I loved her laugh. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/12 "2007-04-18T21:57:06Z")
That’s _Miss_ Kitty Carlisle to you. Growing up, I thought her name was Kitty Car Lyle. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/13 "2007-04-18T22:01:25Z")
I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Ms. Carlisle about 15 years ago. She was extremely warm and gracious and genuine. What a wonderful life she had! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/14 "2007-04-18T22:06:22Z")
Oh, no! Arlene Francis just a few years ago, and now this. A toast to both you classy ladies. […tink!..] ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/15 "2007-04-18T22:33:30Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] \*May have been Bill (Something), the last name is coming up blank in either case. I got the impression they were somehow a couple, or act, or somehow associated. [/QUOTE] Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/16 "2007-04-18T22:54:10Z")
[QUOTE=ASAKMOTSD] Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. [/QUOTE] Bob Cummings? ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/17 "2007-04-18T23:12:58Z")
Bennett Cerf? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/18 "2007-04-18T23:17:56Z")
In this past Sunday’s NY Times mag, they had an article about her still packing them in at 96. Amazing. But what was her act at this age? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/19 "2007-04-19T00:08:19Z")
[QUOTE=BobLibDem] In this past Sunday’s NY Times mag, they had an article about her still packing them in at 96. Amazing. But what was her act at this age? [/QUOTE] To quote the Brothers Gibb out of context, “Staying Alive.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676/20 "2007-04-19T00:29:58Z")
[QUOTE=Patty O’Furniture] I wonder if she’ll continue making appearances on the Simpsons as The lovely and vivacious head of Kitty Carlisle. [/QUOTE] “Hello, everybody, let’s play the game!” [Hisses angrily at Bart, causing him to scream and break the jar Kitty’s head is enclosed in) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-carlisle-has-died-at-96/400676.md?page=2)