Laurel, Kay (1890–1927)
Laurel, Kay (1890–1927)
American film and theatrical dancer. Name variations: Kay Laurell. Born 1890 in Erie, PA; died Jan 31, 1927, in London, England; m. Winfield R. Sheehan (film producer), 1922.
Dance specialty performer, appeared at roof gardens in Midnight Frolics (1915–18) and Ziegfeld Follies (1916–18); appeared in films The Brand (1919), The Valley of the Giants (1919) and The Lonely Heart (1920); performed briefly—and unsuccessfully—as solo ballroom dancer in vaudeville; toured East Coast with stock companies and danced in film serials in New York City.
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