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Fay Wray. 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 one of the early "scream queens".
Fay Wray was a Canadian-born actress who starred in silent and sound films, including the classic King Kong (1933). She also appeared in TV shows, plays and wrote a play based on her husband's stories.
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May 10, 2024 · Fay Wray was a Canadian-born actor who appeared in more than 90 motion pictures, including a number of silent films, and acted opposite some of Hollywood’s most notable male stars. She was best remembered for her performance as the love object of a giant gorilla in King Kong (1933). Given the role
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Oct 13, 2022 · About 43 minutes into the 1933 pre-code horror classic “King Kong,” aspiring actress Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) finds herself on a remote island struggling to free herself from the two stone ...
Aug 10, 2004 · Fay Wray was born on Sept. 15, 1907, on a farm in Alberta, a daughter of Jerry Wray, an inventor, and his wife, Vina. Vina Wray and her three daughters moved to Arizona by stagecoach when Fay was ...
Aug 9, 2004 · Fay Wray was born on Sept. 15, 1907, on a farm in Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Jerry Wray, an inventor, and his wife, Vina. The couple separated when Fay was 12, and her mother moved to Los ...
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Aug 9, 2004 · Fay Wray, who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop the Empire State Building by the giant ape in the 1933 film classic "King Kong," has died, a close friend said Monday. She was 96. Wray ...