1. Kaye Stevens then went on to do small shows in New York City at the Plaza Hotel's Persian Room and the Waldorf Astoria, and Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.
14 Facts About Kaye Stevens
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Kaye Stevens appeared in The Man From the Diners' Club, which starred Danny Kaye.
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Kaye Stevens was considered for the title role for the musical Funny Girl in the early 1960s.
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Kaye Stevens appeared on such television game shows as Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Price Is Right, Tattletales, and Password.
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Since 1994, Kaye Stevens was a regular on Hour of Power.
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Kaye Stevens married bandleader and trumpet player Tommy Amato in 1955.
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Kaye Stevens then married realtor Gerald Armstrong in September 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii, but they divorced after less than one year.
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Kaye Stevens lived in Margate, Florida, from the late 1950s until 2004.
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Kaye Stevens did public relations for Jack Marquesee, the city's developer.
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When Kaye Stevens was home in Margate for the Christmas holiday, she gathered her neighbors and friends at the Margate Hospital to sing Christmas carols to the patients.
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Kaye Stevens lived in retirement in Summerfield, Florida, and died at age 79 on December 28,2011, after battling breast cancer and blood clots, according to Gerry Schweitzer, a close friend.
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In 1965, Kaye Stevens went on a USO tour in Vietnam with Bob Hope and with a group of fellow entertainers to boost the morale of American soldiers.
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Kaye Stevens was quoted as saying "I came back in 1965, and my life was in shambles because of what I saw".
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Kaye Stevens received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actress in 1963 for her work in the film The Interns.