Kitty Bluett Explained

Kitty Bluett
Other Names:Kathleen Zeppy Jover
Mrs Portingale
Mrs Catherine Zepp-Portingale
Katherine Zeppe Jover
Birth Name:Katherine Zeppe Bluett
Birth Date:18 August 1914
Birth Place:Brixton, London
Death Place:Colchester, England
Known For:Radio personality
Children:1
Family:Fred Bluett (father)
Augustus "Gus" Bluett (brother)
Jimmy Jewel (brother-in-law)

Kitty Bluett (b. Brixton, 18 August 1916, d. Colchester, 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,[1] the "longest running husband-wife radio show ever"[2] with an estimated audience of 10 million.[3] She appeared in several films, including A Son Is Born (1946), alongside Ron Randell.[4] She was the first female radio DJ in Australia.[5]

Personal life

Kitty Bluett was the third child of vaudevillian performer Fred Bluett and dressmaker Catherine (Katie) McKechnie. She had an older brother Augustus “Gus” Bluett, a comedian, and a sister, Belle. When Bluett was 10 weeks old her family moved to Australia. She attended school in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, as her family moved around performing.[6]

Relationships

She married musician Walter "Wally" Robert Zepp Portingale at St John’s Church, Darlinghurst, in June 1941. Portingale was a member of Jim Gerald’s entertainment unit for the A.I.F..[7] They divorced in 1947, with Bluett saying he "objected to her following her profession soon after their marriage".[8] The following year she moved back to England and became a household name as a radio actor in Ray’s a Laugh. She dated actor Ron Randell for six years.[9] They planned to marry but he moved to Hollywood and married actress Elaine Diana Maltzman instead. Randell’s marriage to Maltzman did not last, and a year later Randell and Bluett reconciled and once again planned to marry.[10] [11] However Randell got engaged to Amanda Blake and shortly afterwards Bluett got engaged to circus performer Mickey Ashton, although they never married.[12]

As a radio star, Bluett’s personal life was frequently reported in the news, to the point that in 1950 she said "My romances have become like a tennis match for the public. First their heads turn one way, then another as I try and make up my mind. It can have a very damaging effect on an artist."[13] Bluett made headlines in 1954 when it was reported that her mother was a "romance breaker" which Bluett denied.[14]

In 1955, Bluett married Julian Jover (1926-2014), an acrobat and variety performer.[15] They met while performing on the same bill at the Birmingham Hippodrome.[16] They had a daughter, Jody, born in 1958.[17] They moved to Australia in 1963, where Jover became a successful children’s TV producer.[18] They divorced in 1980. Bluett returned to England in 1985[19] and died in Colchester.

Interests

Bluett was a "champion horsewoman" in jumping and cross-country. She received her first pony as a gift in 1936 from her brother Gus.[20] In 1951 she said that her ambition was to "have a sort of ranch and breed horses in Bowral."[21] When she was living in London she would go horse riding in Rotten Row.[22] Bluett was also "champion swimmer" over 100 and 440 yards, swimming as a pacemaker for visiting Australian swimming teams.[23]

Australia career (1916-1948)

Bluett first appeared on stage aged two-and-a-half in her father’s vaudeville act at the Sydney Tivoli theatre, where she played "Boy Scout No. 5". As a child, she learnt tap dancing, ballet, singing and impersonation.[24] [25] When she was 12 she began doing impressions of Greta Garbo and ZaSu Pitts.[26] She performed as part of her father’s act for 15 years.[27] Between 1940 and 1948, Bluett appeared on the Australian stage and screen. For the radio she was a Colgate-Palmolive radio artist where her professional partner was Dick Bentley.[28] She appeared on the front cover of Radio Pictorial of Australia magazine in April 1940[29] and the front cover of The ABC Weekly in November 1940.[30] A 1941 newspaper article called her "possibly the leading comedienne in Australia to-day."[31]

Film

YearTitleDirector
1934Cinesound VarietiesKen G. Hall[32]
1942A Yank in AustraliaAlfred J. Goulding[33]
1946A Son Is BornEric Porter[34] [35]
1949What a Carry On!John E. Blakeley[36]

Radio

In 1942 Bluett made front page news for a "risqué" on-air joke she made about "flimsy nightdresses" which led to the threat of her being removed from broadcasting. The Chief Radio Inspector had received complaints from the Good Film and Radio Vigilance League[47] among others, and required Bluett to satisfactorily explain the joke, which she had made on Ladies First, compered by Jack Davey.[48] [49] The case was dropped within weeks. Of the incident, Bluett was reported as saying, "I think it’s silly. If people are going to think that way and see double meanings, they shouldn’t listen."[50]

Live performance

Bluett would often play the role of soubrette (a ‘saucy or flirtatious young woman’) in theatre productions.[51]

War service

Between 1943 and 1944, Bluett, together with Gladys Moncrieff, Bebe Scott and Flo Patonhe, were the first women to travel to New Guinea to entertain the Australian troops.[65] [66] While she was there, the American Marines made her an honorary Lieutenant.[67]

In 1945 she appeared in Calling the Stars show, in support of the Fourth Victory Loan.[68]

In 1952 she performed for R.A.A.F. Fighter Wing 78, based in Malta on garrison duties post-WWII.[69] She also entertained troops stationed in Tripoli, Cyrenaica and the Suez Canal zone.[70] [71]

Hollywood

In March 1947 Bluett travelled to America for six months.[72] Her final appearance in Australia before she left was at a variety show in aid of the Miss Australia Quest in Sydney Town Hall.[73] Before leaving for the States she told an interviewer, "I feel completely frustrated in Australian radio. For some time, I have been relegated to straight roles. That’s not good for a comedienne."[74]

Although the trip was ostensibly a holiday, while she was in the States, Bluett appeared in the following:

She also met Ginger Rogers, Esther Williams and Maureen O'Hara.[79] She returned to Australia in September, "a bit disillusioned with Hollywood", but still returned to New York in 1948 to appear in a play.[80]

England (1949-1963)

Bluett arrived in England on 1 January 1949 for a six-month holiday to visit her sister Belle, and to replace Belle in her brother-in-law Jimmy Jewel’s act for a short time. Bluett’s intention was then to carry on to America.[81] However, Dick Bentley had sent her details to the BBC while she was en route to England, and, within a week of arriving, she had signed a contract to appear in Ray’s a Laugh.[82] Before recording started, she squeezed in appearances in a number of shows including Caribbean Rhapsody, Variety Bandbox and Henry Hall’s Guest Night.[83]

While living in London, Bluett mixed with the stars of the day. In 1951, while in Paris, Humphrey Bogart and Hoagy Carmichael cut off a foot of her hair to create a "chop cut".[84]

Ray’s a Laugh (1949-1961)

Bluett played the long-running role of Ted Ray’s wife, Kitty, a "resigned and intelligent spouse"[85] on BBC radio show Ray’s a Laugh from 1949 to 1961. She played the role "for so long that listeners believed Ray was married to Kitty" in real life.[86]

She appeared in all but one of the eleven series. In March 1950 Bluett was offered a role in a separate musical comedy at a "princely salary" but turned it down saying, "it would not be fair on the rest of the cast [of Ray’s a Laugh] to leave so suddenly." One London newspaper columnist called this "one of the most unselfish actions this column has ever had the pleasure of recording."[87] Bluett was promoted to Ray’s co-star in 1952.[88] In 1954 the Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that, on the strength of her acting in Ray’s a Laugh, "the BBC… feels that Kitty Bluett will turn into a "British Lucille Ball."[89]

All My Eye and Kitty Bluett (1951)

In 1955, a spin-off show, All My Eye and Kitty Bluett, was created specifically as a vehicle for her talents.[90] It first aired on 7 June 1955. The cast of All My Eye… included Stanley Baxter, Terry Scott and Patricia Hayes, and the script writers were Terry Nation and Dick Barry.[91] The show was dropped after one series – called "a disaster" by Nation’s biographer Jonathan Bignell – and Bluett returned to Ray’s a Laugh for series seven.[92]

Theatre

Bluett also held regular charity concerts in aid of the police force.[100]

TV

Bluett did not appear frequently on television. In a 1951 interview she said, "I don’t like television very much. I don’t like watching it. Rehearsals are very tedious. I find it confusing and unsatisfactory. It’s neither one thing nor the other."[101] She did however appear on the following TV programmes:

Other radio

Bluett became a BBC Radio DJ in 1951.[104] [105] About her role she said, "I’ll pick my own records – swing, orchestral and so on – and there’ll be plenty of quiet string music for elderly people. I think too many record programme arrangers forget all about them."[106] Her radio appearances included:

Return to Australia (1963-1985)

Bluett returned to Australia with her husband and daughter in 1963. An article in The Australian Women's Weekly that year described Bluett as "a stalwart in any comedy sketch who can play straight "man" or comedienne at will."[122] Her Australian performances included:

Music

Bluett is credited on the following recordings:

Singles

Albums

She also performed with Ted Heath’s Band as a guest vocalist.[131]

Further reading

Notes and References

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  2. News: 1954-07-10 . The Argus . Dick Kisch . Star Flashes . 16 . Melbourne, Australia .
  3. News: 1951-05-16 . Brisbane Telegraph . . Kitty rocks 'em in laughter century . 6 . Brisbane, Australia .
  4. News: 1954-06-17 . The Daily Telegraph . . Local cartoons sold to the US . 41 . Sydney, Australia .
  5. News: 1951-12-12 . Daily Mirror . D M World Cables . "Bubbly" Kitty Bluett as "pink Champagne" . 7 . Sydney, Australia .
  6. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  7. News: 1941-06-10 . The Sun News-Pictorial . . Kitty Bluett's wedding today . 3 . Melbourne, Australia .
  8. News: 1947-01-30 . The Evening Advocate . . Kitty Bluett says her husband gave her air . 8 . Innisfail, QLD, Australia .
  9. News: 1971-01-20 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Thanks for the memory . 12 . Sydney, Australia .
  10. News: 1950-11-21 . Kalgoorlie Miner . . Loves of Kitty Bluett . 3 . Kalgoorlie, WA,, Australia .
  11. News: 1950-01-14 . Mirror . Mirror Feature Service . Love triumphs – Kitty and Ron to wed soon . 10 . Perth, Australia .
  12. News: 1950-10-21 . Daily Mirror . . Change of heart . 3 . Sydney, Australia .
  13. News: 1950-11-21 . Kalgoorlie Miner . . Loves of Kitty Bluett . 3 . Kalgoorlie, WA,, Australia .
  14. News: 1954-01-18 . Daily Mirror . D M World Cables . Kitty Bluett's mother is no 'romance breaker' . 3 . Sydney, Australia .
  15. News: 1955-12-18 . The Canberra Times . . Baby girl for Kitty Bluett . 5 . Canberra, Australia .
  16. News: 1955-12-13 . The Daily News . . Kitty will add Mrs to a name . 10 . Perth, Australia .
  17. News: 1958-10-18 . The Daily News . . here She Comes . 6 . Perth, Australia .
  18. News: 1963-11-13 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Variety with a difference . 17 . Sydney, Australia .
  19. News: 1985-05-02 . The Stage . . Kitty Bluett . 15 . London, England .
  20. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  21. News: 1951-05-28 . South Coast Times and Wollonggong Argus . Marie Knuckey . Kitty Bluett's ambition is a "ranch in Bowral" . 3 . Wollongong, Australia .
  22. News: 1951-05-28 . South Coast Times and Wollonggong Argus . Marie Knuckey . Kitty Bluett's ambition is a "ranch in Bowral" . 3 . Wollongong, Australia .
  23. News: 1951-07-19 . Labor Call . . Kitty scores her century . 1 . Melbourne, Australia .
  24. News: 1951-07-19 . Labor Call . . Kitty scores her century . 1 . Melbourne, Australia .
  25. News: 1935-05-25 . The Sun . . On stage and off . 8 . Sydney, Australia .
  26. News: 1941-02-13 . The Independent . . The Bluett family . 4 . Deniliquin, NSW, Australia .
  27. News: 1941-04-21 . Townsville Daily Bulletin . . Gossip . 6 . Townsville, Australia .
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  29. Web site: Radio Pictorial Cover, April 1940 . . nfsa.gov.au . 2024-02-22.
  30. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Young star with old name . 1 . Sydney, NSW, Australia .
  31. News: 1941-03-26 . The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate . . Third Melbourne Production . 6 . Parramatta, NSW, Australia .
  32. Book: Baxter, John . 1970 . The Australian Cinema . Pacific Books . Sydney, Australia . 70 . 0207120897.
  33. Web site: A Yank in Australia . . lovingtheclassics.com . 2024-02-22.
  34. News: 1954-06-17 . The Daily Telegraph . . Local cartoons sold to the US . 41 . Sydney, Australia .
  35. News: 1941-03-26 . The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate . . Third Melbourne Production . 6 . Parramatta, NSW, Australia .
  36. Book: Quinian, David . 1984 . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928-1959 . Batsford . London, UK . 260 . 0713418745.
  37. News: 1937-05-07 . Daily Examiner . . Friday May 14 . 12 . Grafton, NSW, Australia .
  38. News: 1940-05-18 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Kitty Bluett won radio fame on merit . 31 . Sydney, Australia .
  39. News: 1940-05-18 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Kitty Bluett won radio fame on merit . 31 . Sydney, Australia .
  40. News: 1958-11-19 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . Bill Strutton . He has lived on air for 35 years . 37 . Sydney, Australia .
  41. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  42. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  43. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  44. News: 1941-03-26 . The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate . . Third Melbourne Production . 6 . Parramatta, NSW, Australia .
  45. News: 1944-08-26 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Gay new variety session . 11 . Sydney, Australia .
  46. News: 1949-05-19 . Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate . . Military Band Programme . 5 . Newcastle, NSW, Australia .
  47. News: 1942-10-28 . The Daily News . . Radio ban on Kitty Bluett threatened . 1 . Perth, Australia .
  48. News: 1942-10-27 . Daily Mirror . . Threatened ban on radio comedienne . 1 . Sydney, Australia .
  49. News: 1942-10-28 . The Daily News . . Radio ban on Kitty Bluett threatened . 1 . Perth, Australia .
  50. News: 1942-10-28 . The Sun . . Radio League urges new chance for artist . 3 . Sydney, Australia .
  51. News: 1950-02-26 . The Herald . . in the family . 13 . Melbourne, Australia .
  52. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  53. News: 1936-06-07 . Truth . . Rex Theatre . 39 . Brisbane, Australia .
  54. News: 1950-02-26 . The Herald . . in the family . 13 . Melbourne, Australia .
  55. News: 1938-11-05 . The Telegraph . E.C. . Stage affairs . 18 . Brisbane, Australia .
  56. News: 1938-05-01 . The Sun . . Belle Bluett to marry . 9 . Sydney, Australia .
  57. News: 1939-09-25 . The Daily Telegraphy . . People on parade . 11 . Sydney, Australia .
  58. News: 1940-11-16 . The ABC Weekly . . Pretty Kitty Bluett . 18 . Sydney, Australia .
  59. News: 1941-04-14 . The Daily Telegraph . . Local artists' revue success . 7 . Sydney, Australia .
  60. News: 1941-06-13 . The Daily Telegraph . . Back stage . 10 . Sydney, Australia .
  61. Book: Gifford, Denis . 1985 . The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion . Batsford . London . 261 . 9780713442342.
  62. News: 1943-05-09 . The Daily Telegraph . . "Janie" an artless wench . 23 . Sydney, Australia .
  63. News: 1944-02-02 . The Sydney Morning Herald . . Revival of The Patsy . 9 . Sydney, Australia .
  64. News: 1949-06-30 . The Stage . . "Ice Vogues" . 3 . London, England .
  65. Book: Parsons, Philip . 1995 . Companion to theatre in Australia . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 91 . 0868193577.
  66. Book: Whiteoak, John . 2003 . Currency companion to music and dance in Australia . Currency House Inc . Sydney, Australia . 411 . 9780958121316.
  67. News: 1951-07-19 . Labor Call . . Kitty scores her century . 1 . Melbourne, Australia .
  68. 3 November 1945 . . Stars aid victory loan . The Australian Women's Week . Sydney, Australia . Are Weekly . 25.
  69. News: 1952-11-14 . The Newcastle Sun . . Australian Star . 1 . Newcastle, NSW, Australia .
  70. Web site: Kitty Bluett, Australian star of the BBC radio show 'Ray's a Laugh' and her two fellow troupers . . awm.gov.au . 2024-02-22.
  71. News: 1952-09-10 . The Herald . . Off to sing to troops . 13 . Melbourne, Australia .
  72. News: 1948-12-11 . Smith’s Weekly . . Where are the comics of yesteryears? . 14 . Sydney, Australia .
  73. News: 1948-11-17 . The Sun . . Radio star's farewell . 5 . Sydney, Australia .
  74. News: 1947-03-23 . The Daily Telegraph . . Pinpoints . 10 . Sydney, Australia .
  75. News: 1947-03-10 . The Newcastle Sun . . For Hollywood . 2 . Newcastle, Australia .
  76. News: 1947-10-24 . Daily Mirror . . Filmland shock for radio star . 14 . Sydney, Australia .
  77. News: 1947-10-23 . The Sydney Morning Herald . . Films hard to break into, says Kitty Bluett . 12 . Sydney, Australia .
  78. News: 1947-10-23 . The Sydney Morning Herald . . Films hard to break into, says Kitty Bluett . 12 . Sydney, Australia .
  79. News: 1947-10-23 . The Herald . . tribute to our girls . 5 . Melbourne, Australia .
  80. News: 1947-09-04 . The Daily Telegraph . . Town Talk . 1 . Sydney, Australia .
  81. News: 1948-12-10 . The Daily News . . Kitty Bluett for London . 10 . Perth, Australia .
  82. News: 1951-07-12 . Balonne Beacon . . Command performance for Kitty Bluett . 11 . St George, QLD, Australia .
  83. News: 1951-04-09 . South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus . . Kitty Bluett is still homesick . 3 . Wollongong, Australia .
  84. News: 1951-07-19 . Labor Call . . Kitty scores her century . 1 . Melbourne, Australia .
  85. Book: Midwinter, Eric . 2013 . The Best Remembered Two: Cinema and Radio . Third Age Press . London, UK . 81 . 9781898576389.
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  87. News: 1950-03-04 . The Mail . . From London . 7 . Adelaide, Australia .
  88. News: 1952-10-26 . Truth . . Promotion for Kitty . 12 . Sydney, Australia .
  89. News: 1954-07-11 . The Daily Telegraph . Dick Kisch . Big break for Bluett . 48 . Sydney, Australia .
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  93. News: 1949-03-13 . Truth . . Behind the mike . 49 . Sydney, Australia .
  94. News: 1950-04-05 . News . . Kitty Bluett "is scared to Hades" . 21 . Adelaide, Australia .
  95. Book: Hancock, Freddie . 1996 . Hancock . BBC Books . London, UK . 49 . 9780563387619.
  96. Book: Driver, Betty . 2001 . Betty: The Autobiography . Magna . Long Preston, UK . 235 . 9780750517003.
  97. News: 1998-01-29 . The Stage . Richard Morgan . Happy Bunny . 11 . London, England .
  98. News: 1954-06-17 . The Age . The Age Correspondent . UZ . 19 . Melbourne, Australia .
  99. News: 1954-07-10 . The Age . The Age Correspondent . Famous UK radio couple 'divorce' . 3 . Melbourne, Australia .
  100. News: 1951-07-19 . Labor Call . . Kitty scores her century . 1 . Melbourne, Australia .
  101. News: 1951-04-09 . South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus . . Kitty Bluett is still homesick . 3 . Wollongong, Australia .
  102. Web site: It pays to be ignorant . . comedy.co.uk . 2024-02-22.
  103. News: 1963-11-13 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . Margaret Berkeley . Variety with a difference . 17 . Sydney, Australia .
  104. News: 1951-12-12 . Daily Mirror . D M World Cables . 'Bubbly' Kitty Bluett as "Pink Champagne" . 7 . Sydney, Australia .
  105. News: 1951-11-25 . Truth . . Joy, Kitty in new roles . 8 . Brisbane, Australia .
  106. News: 1951-11-20 . Daily Mirror . D M World Cables . Kitty Bluett to become 'Disc Jockey' . 4 . Sydney, Australia .
  107. Book: Gifford, Denis . 1985 . The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion . Batsford . London . 261 . 9780713442342.
  108. News: 1950-11-17 . Boarder Morning Mail . . Tune in to 2AY . 4 . Albury NSW, Australia .
  109. News: 1951-11-12 . The Herald . . Worth Hearing . 12 . Melbourne, Australia .
  110. News: 1951-07-12 . Balonne Beacon . . Command performance for Kitty Bluett . 11 . St George, QLD, Australia .
  111. News: 1951-05-22 . The Sun . George Hart . Special ABC Empire Day Programs . 16 . Sydney, Australia .
  112. News: 1951-01-26 . The Age . . Australia Day features include DB.. . 1 . Melbourne, Australia .
  113. News: 1953-09-09 . The Courier-Mail . . Rush to see TV women . 8 . Brisbane, Australia .
  114. News: 1953-06-14 . Truth . . Hear here . 30 . Brisbane, Australia .
  115. News: 1953-01-20 . News . . Artists of Australia on BBC . 30 . Adelaide, Australia .
  116. News: 1953-01-09 . The Sydney Morning Herald . . Social News and Gossip . 5 . Sydney, Australia .
  117. Book: Gifford, Denis . 1985 . The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion . Batsford . London . 126 . 9780713442342.
  118. Book: Gifford, Denis . 1985 . The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion . Batsford . London . 127 . 9780713442342.
  119. News: 1955-08-18 . The Canberra Times . . Radio programmes . 14 . Canberra, Australia .
  120. News: 1955-08-06 . The Argus . . Ladder to Fame . 3 . Melbourne, Australia .
  121. Book: Gifford, Denis . 1985 . The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion . Batsford . London . 253 . 9780713442342.
  122. News: 1963-11-13 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Variety with a difference . 17 . Sydney, Australia .
  123. News: 1963-05-24 . The Australian Jewish News . Jeanne Pratt . 'Cat' had its spots . 21 . Melbourne, Australia .
  124. News: 1963-11-13 . The Australian Women’s Weekly . . Variety with a difference . 17 . Sydney, Australia .
  125. News: 1965-12-04 . Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser . . Personal . 4 . Jerilderie, NSW, Australia .
  126. News: 1965-12-04 . The Daily Telegraph . . New Records . 12 . Sydney, NSW, Australia .
  127. News: 1950-06-18 . Truth . . Kitty Bluett records two new US song hits . 43 . Sydney, NSW, Australia .
  128. News: 1951-04-07 . The ABC Weekly . . Kitty Bluett for radio command performance . 23 . Sydney, NSW, Australia .
  129. News: 1951-04-07 . The ABC Weekly . . Kitty Bluett for radio command performance . 23 . Sydney, NSW, Australia .
  130. News: 1951-04-07 . The ABC Weekly . . Kitty Bluett for radio command performance . 23 . Sydney, NSW, Australia .
  131. News: 1951-05-28 . South Coast Times and Wollonggong Argus . Marie Knuckey . Kitty Bluett's ambition is a "ranch in Bowral" . 3 . Wollongong, Australia .

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