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Fay Wray

Biography, all her Movies and Analysis of her Career

Early Years and Personal Life

Birth and Family: Fay Wray was born on September 15, 1907, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. She was one of six children in a Mormon family.
Moving to the United States: Her family moved to the United States when she was a child, initially settling in Arizona and later in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Early Interest in Performing: Wray developed an interest in acting at a young age, participating in school plays and other local performances.

Path Towards Success

Hollywood Beginnings: Her family moved to Hollywood, where she started her film career in the silent movie era, her first film being "Gasoline Love" in 1923.
Rise to Fame: Wray gained significant attention in the late 1920s and early 1930s, appearing in a series of successful films. Her versatility in both silent and talking films helped solidify her career.

Iconic Role in 'King Kong': Her role as Ann Darrow in

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Fay Wray

American actress (1907–2004)

Not to be confused with Fayray or Fay Ray.

Fay Wray
1942 studio publicity portrait
Born	Vina Fay Wray (1907-09-15)September 15, 1907 Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Died	August 8, 2004(2004-08-08) (aged 96) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1923–1980
Spouses	John Monk Saunders (m. 1928; div. 1939) Robert Riskin (m. 1942; died 1955) Sanford Rothenberg (m. 1971; died 1991)
Children	3, including Victoria Riskin

Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film King Kong. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attained international recognition as an actress in horror films. She has been dubbed^{[by whom?]}

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Classic Hollywood: Classic Couples: Wray, Kong & Riskin

Classics on Chestnut

November 30, 2022

By Jeannie MacDonald

Rhett and Scarlett in Gone With the Wind. Nick and Nora in The Thin Man. Rick and Ilsa in Casablanca. They’re just three of cinema’s most renowned couples.

And then there’s Fay Wray. She was part of two legendary duos, on screen and off.

In 1933,Fay became the original “Scream Queen,” thanks to RKO’s monster hit King Kong. Thefilm’s producer wasn’t kidding when he promised Fay, “You’re going to have the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood.” With that role, Fay secured everlasting fame as the leather-lunged blonde clutched in Kong’s hairy palm.

Naturally, the brilliantly cheeky title of Fay’s 1989 autobiography was On the Other Hand. More than a half-century after their terrifying Kong-frontation, Fay’s affection for the big ape comes through loud and clear: “Every time I’m in New York,” she wrote, “I say a little prayer when passing the Empire State Building. A good friend of mine died up there.”

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