Fay Wray
Born
9/15/1907, Cardston, Alberta, CanadaDied
8/8/2004Birth Name
Vina Fay WrayGender
FemaleBiography
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Star (15)
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Melody for Three
Star2010
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Adam Had Four Sons
Molly Stoddard2009
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Gideon's Trumpet
Star1980
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Vampire Bat
Star
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Crime of Passion
Star1957
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Pride of the Family
Catherine Morrison
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S 1:
Ep 40
Albie Helps the Lovelorn
7/2/54
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S 1:
Ep 39
Albie's Train Trap
6/25/54
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S 1:
Ep 38
Albie Babysits
6/18/54
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S 1:
Ep 37
The Women Haters
6/11/54
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S 1:
Ep 36
Honest Albie
6/4/54
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S 1:
Ep 40
Albie Helps the Lovelorn
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Navy Secrets
Star1939
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Bulldog Jack
Star1935
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The Affairs of Cellini
Star1934
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The Clairvoyant
Star1934
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King Kong
Star1933
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One Sunday Afternoon
Star1933
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The Most Dangerous Game
Eve1932
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The Most Dangerous Game (In Color)
Star1932
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Doctor X
Star1932
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Melody for Three
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Guest Star (32)
Role-
The Academy Awards
Herself
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S 70:
Ep 1
The 70th Annual Academy Awards
3/23/98
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S 70:
Ep 1
The 70th Annual Academy Awards
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The Pat Sajak Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 46
March 13, 1989
3/13/89
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S 1:
Ep 46
March 13, 1989
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Edna Curtis
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S 29:
Ep 3
Gideon's Trumpet
4/30/80
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S 29:
Ep 3
Gideon's Trumpet
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Perry Mason
Mignon Germaine
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S 8:
Ep 21
The Case of the Fatal Fetish
3/4/65
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S 8:
Ep 21
The Case of the Fatal Fetish
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The Eleventh Hour (1962)
Mrs. Brubaker
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S 2:
Ep 17
You`re So Smart, Why Can`t You be Good?
1/22/64
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S 2:
Ep 17
You`re So Smart, Why Can`t You be Good?
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Wagon Train
Guest Star
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S 5:
Ep 28
The Cole Crawford Story
4/11/62
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S 5:
Ep 28
The Cole Crawford Story
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General Electric Theater
Mrs. Bassett
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S 10:
Ep 10
Money and the Minister
11/26/61
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S 10:
Ep 10
Money and the Minister
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The Real McCoys
Laura
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S 4:
Ep 23
Theatre in the Barn
4/6/61
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S 4:
Ep 23
Theatre in the Barn
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The Islanders
Mrs. Staunton
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S 1:
Ep 1
Flight From Terror
10/9/60
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S 1:
Ep 1
Flight From Terror
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Hawaiian Eye
Amelia Goodwin
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S 1:
Ep 23
Bequest of Arthur Goodwin
3/9/60
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S 1:
Ep 23
Bequest of Arthur Goodwin
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77 Sunset Strip
Clara
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S 2:
Ep 19
Who Killed Cock Robin?
2/5/60
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S 2:
Ep 19
Who Killed Cock Robin?
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Perry Mason
Lorna Thomas
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S 3:
Ep 2
The Case of the Watery Witness
10/10/59
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S 3:
Ep 2
The Case of the Watery Witness
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Playhouse 90
Tula Marsh
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S 3:
Ep 38
The Second Happiest Day
6/25/59
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S 3:
Ep 38
The Second Happiest Day
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David Niven Show
Allison
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Promise
5/5/59
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Promise
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Nelson
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S 4:
Ep 14
The Morning After
1/11/59
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S 4:
Ep 14
The Morning After
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General Electric Theater
Erma Holman
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S 7:
Ep 13
The Odd Ball
12/28/58
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S 7:
Ep 13
The Odd Ball
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Perry Mason
Ethel Harrison
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S 1:
Ep 36
The Case of the Prodigal Parent
6/7/58
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S 1:
Ep 36
The Case of the Prodigal Parent
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Renshaw
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S 3:
Ep 35
A Dip in the Pool
6/1/58
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S 3:
Ep 35
A Dip in the Pool
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Kraft Television Theatre
Mary
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S 11:
Ep 16
Eddie
1/22/58
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S 11:
Ep 16
Eddie
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General Electric Theater
Mrs. Turner
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S 6:
Ep 8
The Iron Rose
11/24/57
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S 6:
Ep 8
The Iron Rose
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Matinee Theatre
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 152
Hymn to the Dedicated
5/8/57
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S 2:
Ep 152
Hymn to the Dedicated
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The Jane Wyman Show
Mrs. Parr
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S 2:
Ep 21
Killer's Pride
1/29/57
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S 2:
Ep 21
Killer's Pride
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Studio 57
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 28
Exit Laughing
3/27/56
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S 2:
Ep 28
Exit Laughing
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The 20th Century-Fox Hour
Agnes Marsh
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S 1:
Ep 11
In Times Like These
2/22/56
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S 1:
Ep 11
In Times Like These
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Screen Director's Playhouse
Mary Parker
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S 1:
Ep 15
It`s Always Sunday
1/11/56
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S 1:
Ep 15
It`s Always Sunday
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Studio 57
Mary Collins
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S 2:
Ep 6
My Son is Gone
10/8/55
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S 2:
Ep 6
My Son is Gone
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The Jane Wyman Show
Myra
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S 1:
Ep 4
Holiday in Autumn
9/20/55
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S 1:
Ep 4
Holiday in Autumn
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The Jane Wyman Show
Guest Star
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Damon Runyon Theater
Grace
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S 1:
Ep 19
There's No Forever
8/20/55
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S 1:
Ep 19
There's No Forever
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Cavalcade of America
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 12
One Nation Indivisible
12/22/53
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S 2:
Ep 12
One Nation Indivisible
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Art Linkletter's House Party
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 123
February 19, 1953
2/19/53
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S 1:
Ep 123
February 19, 1953
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Kraft Television Theatre
Guest Star
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The Academy Awards
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Fay was the granddaughter of Mormon pioneer Daniel Webster Jones.
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Fay was Mormon.
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Fay was known as "The Queen of Scream" and "The Queen of Bs."
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Fay donned a blonde wig for her role in "King Kong."
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Fay's first film was 1923's "Gasoline Love."
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Fay attended Hollywood High School in Hollywood, California.
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They wanted Fay to make an appearance in the Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong, but she died before this film was made.
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Fay saved RKO from banruptcy with the movie King Kong.
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Fay was paid a salary of $10,000.00 for her role in King Kong.
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Fay was originally offered the role of Older Rose in the 1997 movie Titanic but turned the role down.
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Fay has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Blvd. for her contributions to motion pictures.
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After Fay's death, the Empire State Building went into complete darkness for 15 minutes in her memory and the memory of her role in King Kong.
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Quotes
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Fay: I have come to believe over the years that Kong is my friend.
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Fay: Every time I'm in New York I say a little prayer when passing the Empire State Building. A good friend of mine died up there.
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Fay: (referring to working with Lillian Gish) She was a lovely actress and I admired her very much. She was a very delicate and elegant lady
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Fay: I was known as the Queen of the Bs. If only I'd been a little more selective.
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Fay: All my life I've written something, I've always cared much more about writing than I do about acting.
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Fay: At the premiere of King Kong I wasn't too impressed. I thought there was too much screaming...I didn't realise then that King Kong and I were going to be together for the rest of our lives, and longer...
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