Trouble in Paradise
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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'. By 1935, she earned a yearly salary of $115,000 (compared to Bette Davis with $18,000).
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- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
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'. By 1935, she earned a yearly salary of $115,000 (compared to Bette Davis with $18,000).
- January 13, 1905
- August 26, 1968
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.
Keeping Kay Francis’ legacy alive since January 1, 2010. This site features an online encyclopedia, biography, chronology, detailed information about her career on film, stage, radio, and television, and much more.
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Kay Francis: Secrets of an Actress: New Books Reveal the “Wavishing” Star. Dan Callahan. May 1, 2006. “I’m not a star, I’m a woman, and I want to get fucked!” A combination clotheshorse/workhorse, Kay Francis made 67 films from 1929 to 1946. Her life and career are a splurging record of indulgent consumption and extravagant dissipation.
After months of partying in Europe, Kay Francis returned to New York on September 26, with the dreary thought of her future ahead of her. With nothing else to lose, Kay Francis set her sights on acting.
