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- Birth nameElise Marie Kirk
- Lisa Kirk was born on February 25, 1925 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Studio One (1948), Front Row Center (1955) and Suspicion (1957). She was married to Robert Wells. She died on November 11, 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseRobert Wells(1949 - November 11, 1990) (her death)
- Introduced Cole Porter's "Why Can't You Behave?" and "I'm Always True To You In My Fashion" to the world.
- She played Katharina in a television version of "The Taming of the Shrew", just two years after she played both Lois Lane (no relation to the Superman character) and Bianca in the original Broadway production of "Kiss Me Kate", which is based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
- Played Emily in the original cast of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II lesser known production of Allegro.
- Was noted for her comic talents and rich contralto (her voice was called a husky alto). Her only feature film work was done behind-the-scenes, dubbing all of Rosalind Russell's singing in Gypsy (1962).
- She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
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