- Kathryn Ish
Infobox Actor
bgcolour = silver
name = Kathryn Ish
birthdate =February 18 ,1936
location = flagicon|USASan Jose, California
deathdate =December 31 ,2007
location = flagicon|USASanta Barbara, California Kathryn Ish (
February 18 ,1936 –December 31 ,2007 ) was an American Broadwaytheater ,film ,television andvoiceover actress. She was also a founding member of the "The Committee "political satire improvisational comedy group. cite news |first=|last=|title=Actor, director Kathryn Ish dies at 71
url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978709.html?categoryid=25&cs=1|work=Variety Magazine |publisher= |date=2008-01-08 |accessdate=2008-01-10] Her television credits include "Laverne & Shirley ". Ish was born inSan Jose, California . She was reportedly heavily influenced by her high school drama teacher, who was a formervaudeville actor. cite news |first=|last=|title=Actress Kathryn Ish dies at age 71 after battle with cancer|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/10/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Kathryn-Ish.php|work=Associated Press |publisher=International Herald Tribune |date=2008-01-10 |accessdate=2008-01-10] She soon developed a reputation for her comedic imatations.Ish and her husband, actor
Richard Stahl , met inNew York City in 1959. They were both working asoff Broadway theater actors at the time. They were married later in 1959. Together Ish and Stahl performed in severalnightclub andcabaret shows throughout the 1960s. The couple also moved toSan Francisco . While living in San Francisco, Ish became a founding member of the The Committee Theater, which she performed with during the 1960s and 1970s.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). Additionally, Ish worked as a voiceover actress in over 75 films and television shows. Her voiceover work included the horrified screamers in the 1975 blockbuster, "Jaws".Ish and Richard Stahl moved to
Santa Barbara, California , in 1975. She worked as an acting and singing teacher atSanta Barbara City College during her later years.Richard Stahl died of
Parkinson's disease on June 18, 2006.Kathryn Ish died of
cancer on December 31, 2007, at her home in Santa Barbara, California. She was 71 years old.External links
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