{"product_id":"the-brief-madcap-life-of-kay-kendall","title":"The Brief  Madcap Life of Kay Kendall","description":"\u003cp\u003eComedic film actress Kay Kendall  born to a theatrical family in Northern England  came of age in London during the Blitz. After starring in Britains biggest cinematic disaster  she found stardom in 1953 with her brilliant performance in the low-budget film  Genevieve. She scored success after success with her light comic style in movies such as Doctor in the House  The Reluctant Debutante  and the Gene Kelly musical Les Girls. Kendalls private life was even more colorful than the plots of her films as she embarked on a series of affairs with minor royalty  costars  directors  producers  and married men. In 1954 she fell in love with her married Constant Husband costar Rex Harrison and accompanied him to New York  where he was starring on Broadway in My Fair Lady. It was there that Kendall was diagnosed with myelocytic leukemia. Her life took a romantic and tragic turn as Harrison divorced his wife and married Kendall. He agreed with their doctor that she was never to know of her diagnosis  and for the next two years the couple lived a hectic  glamorous life together as Kendalls health failed. She died in London at the age of 32  shortly after completing the filming of Once More with Feeling!  her husband by her side. The Brief  Madcap Life of Kay Kendall was written with the cooperation of Kendalls sister Kim and includes interviews with many of her costars  relatives and friends. A complete filmography and numerous rare photographs complete this first-ever biography of Britains most glamorous comic star.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985075531829,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813122511","price":25.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813122519.jpg?v=1770845350","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-brief-madcap-life-of-kay-kendall","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}