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KATHERINE KJELLGREN

New York, New York

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KJELLGREN--Katherine, an award-winning narrator of more than 250 audiobooks who was beloved for her musicality, color and range, died on Wednesday, January 10 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital. She was 48 years old. The cause was complications from cancer. Born and raised in New York...

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Katherine's narration of Rhys Bowen's lovely works can't be replaced. I'll download other works Katherine read. So very missed.

My daughters and I have thoroughly enjoyed Katherine´s narration of "The Incorrigible Children..." books. What amazing talent! We are very sorry to learn she had passed. <3

Another late note, as I only found Katherine's work 3 years ago, but I haven't stopped listening to her since. I listen to the Bloody Jack series at least once or twice a year, and I honestly don't know if I've heard anything like it before. Her works inspired me to pursue my own career in narration, and I probably wouldn't have done it otherwise. My sincerest condolences to all her loved ones. I know that she is greatly missed. She lives on in all our hearts.

This note comes years late, but I wanted to share how much Katherine's narration means to our family. Our son has been listening to one of her audiobooks, Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter, nightly since he was four years old. He is now 8, and while he has grown in so many ways with new interests abounding, Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter remains a nightly fixture in our household. It would not have stayed so relevant to us if it weren't for Katherine's many voices, animal sounds, songs, and...

I'm rereading the Bloody Jack series for the 8th(!) time on audio. Although I own the paper books, I've only ever read the books on audio; Katherine's performance was just too amazing to pass up. These were also the first books to get me hooked on audiobooks, after several previous failed attempts. Now, working in a library, I often choose Katherine Kellgren audiobooks to convince reluctant audiobook readers, because her narrations are always so lively and easy to connect with. When she...

Katy was an amazing friend to my girlfriend Heather Heyer when she worked on Focus on the Family's productions of Les Miserables and the Chronicles of Narnia's the Last Battle. Katy herself voiced Lasaraleen in a previous Narnia production called the Horse and his Boy from Focus and she did a few voices in their version of A Christmas Carol, which was her first work as a voice actor in 1996. For Heather, she'll always remember being scared to death while recording her lines as child Cosette...

I have been listening to Rhys Bowen's Royal Spyness Series and really enjoying them, not only for the great writing, characters and scene setting, but also because of the extraordinarily talented narrator. The skill and wit she so ably utilises to bring the various characters from all walks of life to life has been a real tonic in these dark times. I decided to find out more and was completely devastated to find she had passed away so young. My sincere condolences to her family and friends....

I just finished listening to one of the books Katherine narrated, and decided to find out a little about the narrator. I was so sad and shocked to find Katherine had passed away a year ago - almost to the day. My deepest condolences to her friends and family. ❤❤❤

I just found out today that Katherine had passed away. I am just devastated for everyone- her family, her fans, the authors. Katherine was an amazing talent with few peers. I was introduced to many wonderful books because i followed Katherine's voice . I didn't care what the book was, i just knew i wanted to hear her vibrant, joyful, and brilliant voice. Her performances only could have come from a beautiful heart. I will always have a little piece of grief in my soul knowing she is gone.