| 155th | Top people from Brighton and Hove |
| Kay Hammond | |
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| Born | Dorothy Katherine Standing 18 February 1909 London, England, UK |
| Died | 4 May 1980 (aged 71) Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Years active | 1927-1957 |
| Spouse(s) | Sir Ronald Leon (19?? - 1946) divorced Sir John Clements (1946 - 1980; her death) |
Kay Hammond was a English stage and film actress.
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She was born in London, England as Dorothy Katherine Standing, the daughter of Sir Guy Standing and his wife, Dorothy.
She studied at RADA and first appeared on the London stage in 1927. Her most famous role was that of Elvira in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, which she played in the original stage production. She reprised her role in the 1945 film version opposite Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford and Constance Cummings.
Hammond's second husband was stage actor Sir John Clements; their son, John Standing is an actor also.
Kay Hammond died in Brighton, aged 71, from undisclosed causes, on 4 May 1980.
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies - John Walker (editor), 14th edition, 2001, ISBN 0-06-093507-3
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