James King Kern Kyser Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies.
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Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies.
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Kyser organised his first band at the University of North California in the mid-1920's. However, he came down with severe stage fright on his opening night, so that a friend -- the songwriter Johnny Mercer -- had to front the orchestra for the occasion.
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Kay Kyser's birthplace, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was also the birthplace of modern jazz musician Thelonious Monk.
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He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1708 Vine Street and for Radio at 1601 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
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He had three daughters: Kimberly Kyser (Kimberly Ann Kyser) was born in June, 1946; Carroll Amanda was born in 1948; Amanda Kay was born in November, 1952.
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Suffered from arthritis beginning in his forties
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His mother was the first registered pharmacist in North Carolina.
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A devout Christian Scientist, he spent his last years appearing as a motivational speaker.
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1990: Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
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Radio/film personality
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
Documentary performer: "On A Slow Boat To China"
Mafia II
2010
Video Game performer: "PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION"
Cold Case
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Lolita
1997
performer: "Woody Woodpecker"
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
performer: "ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA"
Alice Sweet Alice
1976
"Three Little Fishies"
Texaco Star Theatre
1949
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Swing Fever
1943
performer: "Sh-! Don't Make a Sound", "Mississippi Dreamboat", "I Planted a Rose", "One Girl and Two Boys", " I've Grown So Lonely Thinking of You"
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
performer: " I've Grown So Lonely Thinking of You" 1926
Playmates
1941
performer: "Thank Your Lucky Stars and Stripes" 1941
You'll Find Out
1940
" I've Grown So Lonely Thinking of You" 1926, uncredited / performer: "Like the Fella Once Said" 1940, "The Bad Humor Man" 1940 - uncredited
That's Right - You're Wrong
1939
" I've Grown So Lonely Thinking of You" 1926, uncredited / performer: "The Little Red Fox N'Ya N'Ya You Can't Catch Me" 1939, "The Answer Is Love" 1939, "Auld Lang Syne" 1788 uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 2: Radio Shows
1945
Short
Kay Kyser - on Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
Carolina Blues
1944
Kay Kyser
G.I. Journal
1944
Short
Kay Kyser
Around the World
1943
Kay Kyser
Swing Fever
1943
Lowell Blackford
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Conductor of the Kay Kyser Band
My Favorite Spy
1942
Kay Kyser
Playmates
1941
Kay Kyser
You'll Find Out
1940
Kay Kyser
If I Forget You
1940
Short
Orchestra
Africa Squeaks
1940
Short
Cake Icer (voice, uncredited)
That's Right - You're Wrong
1939
Kay Kyser
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mike Douglas Show
1976
TV Series
Himself - Bandleader
College of Musical Knowledge
1949-1950
TV Series
Himself - Host
The Ken Murray Show
1950
TV Series
Himself - Bandleader
Penthouse Party
1950
TV Series
Himself
Star of the Family
1950
TV Series
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Off the Air
1947
Short
Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series
1947
Short
Himself
Unusual Occupations
1947/I
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 7: Hollywood Victory Show
1946
Documentary short
Himself
Show-Business at War
1943
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Documentary short
Himself - at Motion Picture Home Dedication (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
Documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
2015
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
Video documentary
Himself
Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories
2008
Video
Himself
The Last Mogul
2005
TV Special documentary
Himself
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
Documentary
Himself
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Video documentary
Himself
Entertaining the Troops
1988
Documentary
Himself
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
TV Movie
Hollywood and the Stars
1964
TV Series
Himself
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
TV Series
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood
1954
Short
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1952
Documentary short
Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday
1950
Short
Kay Kyser
Known for movies
College of Musical Knowledge (1949-1950) as Himself - Host
$19 Million
