Trouble in Paradise
1932
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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.
Nov 13, 2017 · If you’re someone like me, someone whose tastes most closely align with that of a 60 year old gay male costume designer’s, you’ll know who actress Kay Francis is. If you take your doses of 1930s cinema intravenously and have a frenzied addiction to hardcore glamour, you’ll know who Kay Francis is.
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.
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. All site content is composed and monitored for non-profit purposes only.
By Roger FristoeDecember 8, 2021. Mondays in January / 42 Movies. Kay Francis, TCM Star of the Month for January, was a smart, glamorous leading lady who exerted tremendous influence over moviegoers during her heyday in the 1930s. Women copied her fashions, hairstyles, jewelry and makeup, while the male audience responded to her feminine charms.
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.
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.
