Trouble in Paradise
1932
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Kay Francis (born Katharine Edwina Gibbs; January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star and highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio. [2]
Kay Francis. Actress: Mandalay. Kay Francis is possibly the biggest of the 'forgotten stars' from Hollywood's Golden Era. Yet, for a while in the 1930s she ranked as one of America's most popular actresses, tagged the 'Queen of Warner Brothers'.
Kay Francis. Actress: Mandalay. Kay Francis is possibly the biggest of the 'forgotten stars' from Hollywood's Golden Era. Yet, for a while in the 1930s she ranked as one of America's most popular actresses, tagged the 'Queen of Warner Brothers'.
Dec 13, 2014 · Kay Francis died on April 26, 1968 in her New York apartment. Her seven page will left bequests to twelve people, while the majority of her nearly two-million dollar estate was left to The Seeing Eye of Morristown, New Jersey. Legacy… After her death, Kay’s legacy became virtually forgotten.
Who IS Kay Francis? Kay Francis was born on January 13, 1905. She was raised by a single mother, Katherine Clinton, a largely unmemorable stage actress. Francis herself got into theater in the 1920s, moving to Hollywood at the end of the decade.
Nov 13, 2017 · She worked for a bit as a theatre actress in the mid 20s before landing her first gig at the Long Island annex of Paramount Pictures in 1928, then set out for Hollywood the following year. After Warner Brothers poached her from Paramount, Kay steadily made movies throughout the 30s— six in one year at her peak productivity.
Kay Francis emerged as the Epitome of Glamour during the peak of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her onscreen romances with William Powell, Ian Hunter, and George Brent were watched by millions, and she reigned as the highest paid employee on the Warner Bros. lot for three years (PL).
… was a romantic comedy with Kay Francis as an unhappily married woman who falls in love with her male assistant; Jewel Robbery paired Francis to good effect with the suave William Powell; and The Crash saw an accountant (played by George Brent) ruined by his high-living wife (Ruth Chatterton).
Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her ...
Kay Francis - Actress. Actress. Birth Date: January 13, 1905. Death Date: August 26, 1968. Birth Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. One of the most glamorous stars of the 1930s, Kay Francis...
