
Her grandfather fought in the Civil War (for the Confederates), and Kitty Dukakis was named after Carlisle (their mothers were friends).Īs a young girl, Carlisle studied drama in Europe.

Her home was decorated with paintings by longtime friends Irving Berlin, Noel Coward, and George Gershwin. Ancient and ghostly but still sharp, she even appeared on the John O'Hurley-hosted version in 2002, when she was 92.Ĭarlisle was raised in a well-to-do family. She was a regular on the program in its original incarnation in the 1950s and '60s with host Bud Collyer, in the '70s with Garry Moore and later Joe Garagiola, in the '80s with Robin Ward, and in the early 1990s with Alex Trebek. Through quirks of modern celebrity, singer Kitty Carlisle was probably most familiar to Americans as a panelist on the game show To Tell the Truth.

Occupation: Singer, TV Personality, Socialite

Remains: Buried, Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY
