Kay Smart
Kay Smart (died September 2016) was a British circus performer, of the Smart's circus dynasty.
Kay Smart | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Circus performer |
| Relatives | Billy Smart, Jr. |
Her mother died when Kay was three.[1] Smart worked as a trapeze artist as a child.[1] She was married to Billy Smart, Jr.'s brother, Ronnie, making her the daughter-in-law of Billy Smart Sr..[1]
She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 26 May 1958.[2] She also wrote the introduction to David Jamieson's book, Billy Smart's circus: a pictorial history (Circus Friends Association, 2004).[3] Smart died in Jersey in September 2016.[4]
References
- Ind, Jo (18 July 1998). "A Smart return to the Big Top". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Kay Smart". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- Jamieson, David. Billy Smart's Circus: A Pictorial History. ISBN 978-1872904269.
- KAY SMART RIP
External links
- Lion Cubs - British Pathé newsreel of Smart and her daughter Christine with lion cubs
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