The Most Dangerous Game
1932
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May 10, 2024 · Fay Wray (born September 15, 1907, near Cardston, Alberta, Canada—died August 8, 2004, New York, New York, U.S.) 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.
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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".
- She Came from Humble Beginnings
- She Had A Lucky Break
- She Won A Special Honor
- She Finally Took Center Stage
- She Was An Acting Machine
- She Faced A Monumental Change in The Industry
- She Was Horror Royalty
- She Earned Another Title
- She Was A People Person
- She Filmed Two Movies Simultaneously
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Vina Fay Wray was born on September 15, 1907, near Cardston, Alberta, to Joseph Heber Wray and Elvina Marguerite Jones. Only a few short years into her life, her family up and moved down to Utah, where her parents struggled financially to provide for her and her five siblings—but the worst was yet to come. It wasn’t long after that her father disap...
Without anyone to provide for the family, Wray began searching for work. And as luck would have it, a connection gave her the opportunity she was looking for. Her sister’s beau, who worked as a photographer, decided to bring her to Los Angeles. It was there that she found work with Hal Roach Studios, a film company. A contract with Universal Studio...
The talented and beautiful young actress made such a good impression when she arrived on the scene that she caught the attention of some who would catapult her into the spotlight. In 1926, Wray was chosen to be one of the “WAMPAS Baby Stars”, who were young actresses who showed real promise and were expected to make it big in showbiz. And though no...
Thrust into the limelight, Fay Wray seized the opportunity to act in a lead role, after several years of small bits and uncredited work. At just 18 years of age, she accepted director Erich von Stroheim’s offer to headline the romantic drama The Wedding March. It was hard work—but Wray wasn’t prepared for Von Stroheim’s extreme approach to directio...
Fay Wray knew what it was to be in need, having spent her childhood in poverty, her mother barely scraping enough together to keep her family going. But Wray wanted to change all that. Working under Paramount Pictures, Wray took as many jobs as she could, lending her considerable talent to over a dozen films in the next six years. She passed back t...
Cinema has been revolutionized many times since its conception, but few changes were as game-changing as the shift from silent films to “talkies”. Suddenly, there was a brand new element to acting, but Wray navigated the shift like a pro, with the 1929 film, Thunderbolt. The audience could now appreciate her vocal capabilities alongside the grace a...
A staple of the horror genre is the damsel in distress, beset by a terrible monster—and it was in this role that Wray exceled. From the very first cry of terror heard on screen, the audience was smitten with her. She showcased the skill in several films, such as 1930's The Sea Godfeaturing island-dwelling cannibals. The people called her “Hollywood...
Earning a title in Hollywood is a sign of a great star, but Wray didn’t just earn one, but two. Due to her drive, Wray raced through film after film and racked up a whopping 46 credits between 1928 and 1934 and thus gained the nickname of “the hardest working actress in Hollywood”. And she had no plans of slowing down. Picryl
The stars of the silver screen were often shallow, self-centered people who used relationships as a means to further their careers. But Fay Wray couldn’t have been more different. She loved people and had a strong desire to really know who they were on the inside. She was a great listener and anyone found talking to her to be easy and freeing. It w...
Working on a film is tough work normally—and Wray decided to make it twice as hard. Under RKO, Wray spent several months on the same set, shooting two different movies. One, they shot during the day, and the other during the night, in a grueling schedule that would wear down even the most experienced actor. But Wray was up to the challenge. The fir...
Learn about the life and career of Fay Wray, the actress who became famous for her blood-curdling screams in horror films. From her humble beginnings to her iconic role in King Kong, discover the facts and stories of this legend of early cinema.
Fay Wray. Actress: King Kong. Canadian-born Fay Wray was brought up in Los Angeles and entered films at an early age. She was barely in her teens when she started working as an extra. She began her career as a heroine in westerns at Universal during the silent era.
Aug 10, 2004 · Aug. 10, 2004. Fay Wray, an actress who appeared in about 100 movies but whose fame is inextricably linked with the hours she spent struggling, helplessly screaming, in the eight-foot hand of...
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Aug 10, 2004 · Tue 10 Aug 2004 05.19 EDT. Fay Wray, the actor who secured her place in movie history by playing the love interest of a giant gorilla in King Kong, died in New York on Sunday night at the age...
Aug 10, 2004 · Fay Wray, who screamed her way into movie history as the apple of King Kong’s eye, has died. She was 96. Wray died of natural causes Sunday night at her home in New York City, said Rick McKay,...
