Kitty Bluett
Kitty Bluett | |
|---|---|
Bluett from a 1954 newspaper article | |
| Born | Katherine Zeppe Bluett 18 August 1914 Brixton, London |
| Died | 27 July 1994 (aged 79) Colchester, England |
| Other names | Kathleen Zeppy Jover Mrs Portingale Mrs Catherine Zepp-Portingale Katherine Zeppe Jover |
| Known for | Radio personality |
| Spouses |
Walter Robert Portingale
(m. 1941; div. 1947) Julian Manuel Jover
(m. 1955; div. 1980) |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Fred Bluett (father) Augustus "Gus" Bluett (brother) Jimmy Jewel (brother-in-law) |
Kitty Bluett (18 August 1916 - 27 July 1994) was an English-Australian actress and singer for radio, television and film. She played Ted Ray's wife on the BBC radio show Ray's a Laugh from 1949 to 1961, the "longest running husband-wife radio show ever" with an estimated audience of 10 million. She appeared in several films, including A Son Is Born (1946), alongside Ron Randell. Bluett was the first female radio DJ in Australia.