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OVERVIEW She was born in , followed by ''The House in the Square'' (1951), ''Not Wanted on Voyage'', ''The Truth About Women'', ''Intent to Kill'' [with Richard Todd , and (credited as 'Catherine Boyl') in ''Les Carnets de Major Thompson/The Diary of Major Thompson'' (1955), with Jack Buchanan , filmed in France by US director Preston Sturges . In the 1960s she became a television personality regularly appearing on panel games and programmes such as Juke Box Jury . Katie was the presenter for the 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1974 Eurovision Song Contest s, all hosted in England. She also hosted the UK qualifying heat, '' A Song For Europe '', in 1961. In 1982 Katie starred as herself in the BBC radio play The Competition. The play told the story of a fictitious international song contest being staged in Bridlington. Katie was guest of honour at the Eurovision fan club conventions staged in 1988 and 1992. She appeared at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest held in Birmingham as a special guest of the BBC. Her other work has included theatre, television ('' What's Up Dog? '') and radio ('' Katie And Friends ''). In 1947 she married Viscount Boyle (now Earl Of Shannon ); the marriage was dissolved in 1955. The same year she married Greville Baylis , a racehorse owner who died in 1976. In 1979 she married for the 3rd time to Sir Peter Saunders , the theatre impresario who died in 2002. She is also an avid lover of animals, dogs being special to her. She sits on the board of cross) and Totty (an Italian Greyhound ), both of which came from Battersea. In 1989 she recorded an audio cassette with the dog trainer John Fisher entitled ''Think Dog!'' BIBLIOGRAPHY She has also written three books:
She is still Agony Aunt for the monthly magazine ''Dogs Today''.
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