Kay Summersby (23 November 1908 – 20 January 1975) was a member of the British Mechanised Transport Corps during World War II, who served as chauffeur to Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force Dwight D. Eisenhower, later as his secretary. They were together a great deal until the war ended, when Eisenhower cut his ties and returned to the United States. It is generally agreed that Summersby and Eisenhower became extremely close during the war. Some later writers suggest there were sexual relations between the two, but a number of the people who knew both of them at the time have denied it, as have several scholars.
Wrote two books "Eisenhower Was My Boss," and a second, "Past Forgetting, My Love Affair With Dwight D. Eisenhower," which was published after her death.
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Her memoirs, "Eisenhower Was My Boss", published in 1948, was described in the Times Literary Supplement of 1949 as the least attractive book written about the war to date.
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Following her death and subsequent cremation her ashes were scattered in County Cork, Ireland.
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The Daughter of an Army Officer.
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In the 1930s worked as a mannequin and a film extra.
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Drove in the Mechanised Transport Corps (MTC) during the London Blitz and in 1942 was chosen as General Eisenhower's driver.
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Her second husband, Reginald H. Morgan, was a Wall Street stockbroker.
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In the latter part of her life worked as a fashion coordinator and set and costume designer for television and stage productions in New York.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ike: The War Years
1979
TV Mini-Series book "Past Forgetting" - 2 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Stepford Wives
1975
fashion consultant - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The World at War
1974
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself - U.S. Army, 1945 / Herself - Eisenhower's Driver
Known for movies
Ike: The War Years (1979) as Writer
The Stepford Wives (1975) as Miscellaneous Crew
The World at War (1974) as Herself - Eisenhower's Driver / Herself - U.S. Army, 1945
$9 Million
