Lehrer was born Kate Tom Staples in Waco, Texas, an only child, to Thomas Malcolm Staples, a county extension agent, and Lucy Joplin, a social worker.
Lehrer was born Kate Tom Staples in Waco, Texas to Thomas Malcolm Staples. Lehrer was born Kate Tom Staples in Waco, Texas to a county extension agent. Lehrer was born Kate Tom Staples in Waco, Texas to Lucy Joplin. Lucy Joplin was a social worker. Texas was an only child.