Ish was born in San Jose, California. She was reportedly heavily influenced by her high school drama teacher, who was a former vaudeville actor.[2] She soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations.[2]
Ish and her husband, actor Richard Stahl, met in New York City in 1959.[2] They were both working as off Broadway theater actors at the time. They were married later in 1959.[2] Together Ish and Stahl performed in several nightclub and cabaret shows throughout the 1960s.[2] The couple also moved to San Francisco. While living in San Francisco, Ish became a founding member of The Committee Theater, which she performed with during the 1960s and 1970s.[1]
In the late 1960s, she appeared on a local ABC TV game show moderated by Jim Lange called "Oh My Word,"[3] in which panelists (Ish, Merla Zellerbach, Scott Beach and Paul Speegle[4][5]) offered definitions of obscure words to contestants who had to guess the right meaning to win.[6]
Ish appeared in over 100 films and television shows throughout her career, including WKRP in Cincinnati, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, and The American President (1995).[2] Additionally, Ish worked as a voiceover actress in over 75 films and television shows.[1] Her voiceover work included the horrified screamers in the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws.[2]
Richard Stahl died of Parkinson's disease on June 18, 2006.[1] Ish died of cancer on December 31, 2007, at her home in Santa Barbara, California.[2] She was 71 years old, and was survived by their daughter Allegra, and a son, Oliver.
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kathryn, this, article, uses, citations, that, link, broken, outdated, sources, please, improve, article, following, these, instructions, discuss, this, issue, talk, page, help, using, footnotes, available, 2022, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, f. This article uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources Please improve the article by following these instructions or discuss this issue on the talk page Help on using footnotes is available May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kathryn Ish February 18 1936 December 31 2007 was an American Broadway theater film television and voiceover actress She was also a founding member of The Committee political satire improvisational comedy group 1 Her television credits include Laverne amp Shirley 1 Kathryn IshBorn 1936 02 18 February 18 1936San Jose California U S DiedDecember 31 2007 2007 12 31 aged 71 Santa Barbara California U S Years active1974 1995SpouseRichard Stahl m 1959 died 2006 wbr Children2Ish was born in San Jose California She was reportedly heavily influenced by her high school drama teacher who was a former vaudeville actor 2 She soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations 2 Ish and her husband actor Richard Stahl met in New York City in 1959 2 They were both working as off Broadway theater actors at the time They were married later in 1959 2 Together Ish and Stahl performed in several nightclub and cabaret shows throughout the 1960s 2 The couple also moved to San Francisco While living in San Francisco Ish became a founding member of The Committee Theater which she performed with during the 1960s and 1970s 1 In the late 1960s she appeared on a local ABC TV game show moderated by Jim Lange called Oh My Word 3 in which panelists Ish Merla Zellerbach Scott Beach and Paul Speegle 4 5 offered definitions of obscure words to contestants who had to guess the right meaning to win 6 Ish appeared in over 100 films and television shows throughout her career including WKRP in Cincinnati Laverne amp Shirley The Love Boat and The American President 1995 2 Additionally Ish worked as a voiceover actress in over 75 films and television shows 1 Her voiceover work included the horrified screamers in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws 2 Ish and Richard Stahl moved to Santa Barbara California in 1975 2 She worked as an acting and singing teacher at Santa Barbara City College during her later years 1 Richard Stahl died of Parkinson s disease on June 18 2006 1 Ish died of cancer on December 31 2007 at her home in Santa Barbara California 2 She was 71 years old and was survived by their daughter Allegra and a son Oliver References Edit a b c d e f Actor director Kathryn Ish dies at 71 Variety 2008 01 08 Archived from the original on 2008 02 18 Retrieved 2008 01 10 a b c d e f g h i Actress Kathryn Ish dies at age 71 after battle with cancer International Herald Tribune Associated Press 2008 01 10 Archived from the original on 2020 01 27 Retrieved 2008 01 10 WarioBarker88 3 July 2013 Oh My Word 11 13 65 Buddy Greco vs Sal Mineo Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 via YouTube Paul Speegle IMDb Retrieved Aug 31 2020 Sausalito News 9 October 1963 California Digital Newspaper Collection cdnc ucr edu Retrieved Aug 31 2020 Garchik Leah 27 December 2014 Merla Zellerbach S F writer and civic leader dies San Francisco Chronicle External links EditKathryn Ish at IMDb Kathryn Ish at the Internet Broadway Database Oh My Word on YouTube from KGO TV San Francisco Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kathryn Ish amp oldid 1097573145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
