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Herbie Kay

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Herbie Kay

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 May 1944 (aged 40)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Hillcrest Mausoleum, East Skyway, L-4-E
Memorial ID
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Entombed on May 13, 1944.

I used his stage-name. The name on his Death Certificate is John (Herbie Kay) Kaumeyer. On the internet is name is often listed as Kaye.

Occupation: Orchestra Leader

He died in Gaston Hospital. Cause of death was Melanoma on face / Generalized melanoma, with metastases to cord, spine, and brain.

His home at death: 4344 Normandy, Highland Park, Dallas County, Texas.

His parents were William Kaumeyer & Katherine Hammon. Both were born in Illinois.

Source of above information: Death Certificate

Dorothy Lamour was the female vocalist for his band. He was her first husband. They divorced in 1939.

He was in one short movie, as himself: "I'm Looking Out the Window", 1941.
Entombed on May 13, 1944.

I used his stage-name. The name on his Death Certificate is John (Herbie Kay) Kaumeyer. On the internet is name is often listed as Kaye.

Occupation: Orchestra Leader

He died in Gaston Hospital. Cause of death was Melanoma on face / Generalized melanoma, with metastases to cord, spine, and brain.

His home at death: 4344 Normandy, Highland Park, Dallas County, Texas.

His parents were William Kaumeyer & Katherine Hammon. Both were born in Illinois.

Source of above information: Death Certificate

Dorothy Lamour was the female vocalist for his band. He was her first husband. They divorced in 1939.

He was in one short movie, as himself: "I'm Looking Out the Window", 1941.


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  • Created by: NWO
  • Added: Nov 16, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31442866/herbie-kay: accessed ), memorial page for Herbie Kay (3 Jan 1904–11 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31442866, citing Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).