Kathie Kay was born
Kathleen Thornhill in
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire. She also worked with
Harry Lauder and
George Formby. For many years she presented her own programme on
Scottish Television, where she was dubbed 'the Fireside Girl'. She was married to the Scottish impresario Archie McCulloch, who died in September 1997. She died from
Alzheimer's disease, in
Largs, Scotland, at the age of 86, and was survived by three sons: Stewart McCulloch OBE, Donald McCulloch and Ken McCulloch. ==References==