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Kay Kendall

1927 - 1959

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Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress and comedienne. She began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946), a financial failure. Kendall worked regularly until her appearance in the comedy film Genevieve (1953) brought her widespread recognition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kay Kendall has received more than 1,164,714 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kay Kendall is the 4,206th most popular actor (down from 4,200th in 2019), the 3,359th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,439th in 2019) and the 523rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kay Kendall ranks 4,206 out of 9,996. Before her are Gates McFadden, Vladimir Mashkov, Mike Starr, Michael Hurst, Carmelo Bene, and Rupert Friend. After her are Rita Renoir, Victor Jory, Jack Colvin, Emily Mortimer, Alex Kingston, and Clint Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Kay Kendall ranks 287. Before her are Bill Daily, Harold Brown, Eva Pawlik, L. Q. Jones, Carl Switzer, and Qurratulain Hyder. After her are Clint Walker, Elliot See, Althea Gibson, Otto Stich, Eileen Ryan, and Brock Peters. Among people deceased in 1959, Kay Kendall ranks 144. Before her are Sax Rohmer, Blind Willie McTell, Preston Sturges, Pierre Frieden, Lipót Fejér, and Carl Switzer. After her are Stepan Erzia, Balthasar van der Pol, Seán Lester, Jan Černý, Emil František Burian, and Antonio Campolo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kay Kendall ranks 3,359 out of 7,765. Before her are John Farey Sr. (1766), Grace Aguilar (1816), Jane Marcet (1769), Donald Rayfield (1942), Michael Hurst (1957), and Rupert Friend (1981). After her are Harry Maguire (1993), David Wilkie (1785), Joe Jordan (1951), W. W. Jacobs (1863), Richard Palmer-James (1947), and Emily Mortimer (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Kay Kendall ranks 523. Before her are Charles Shaughnessy (1955), Matthew Goode (1978), Ian Abercrombie (1934), Gary Lewis (1957), Michael Hurst (1957), and Rupert Friend (1981). After her are Emily Mortimer (1971), Alex Kingston (1963), Joanne Whalley (1961), Edith Evans (1888), Nicholas Clay (1946), and Anthony Head (1954).

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