Kate Smith
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith is well known for her renditions of "God Bless America" and "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain". She became known as The Songbird of the South because of her tremendous popularity during World War II.
1 May 1907
Born on the same birth day (1 May): Albert Zafy • Alex Cunningham • Alexey Smertin • Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington • Cecilia Beaux • Endel Puusepp • Greta Andersen • Human Tornado • Joanna Lumley • Marco da Gagliano • May Hollinworth • Mohammed Karim Lamrani • Rita Coolidge • Stuart Appleby • William Nylander
Born in the same month (May 1907): Carl Mydans • Daphne du Maurier • HergĂ© • Iryna Vilde • Jackie Grant • John C. Allen • Katharine Hepburn • Lincoln Kirstein • Muhammad Ayub Khan • Peter Barnes (Irish republican) • Rachel Carson • Walter Walsh • Weeb Ewbank