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Something wrong?Fay Wray 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 the first "scream queen".
A life in dates
2005Canada's Walk of FameAward2004Died8 August 20042003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm1997
Frank Capra's American DreamFilm1989Crystal AwardAward1987
The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSeries1980
Gideon's TrumpetFilm, Edna Curtis1976
Murder by DeathFilm, Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Mrs. White1960
The IslandersSeries, Mrs. Staunton1959
Hawaiian EyeSeries1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Clara Moore1957
Tammy and the BachelorFilm, Mrs. Brent1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Mrs. Renshaw
Hell on Frisco BayFilm, 1955Kay Stanley1954
Studio 57Series, Mary Collins1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Mrs. Turner1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Edna Curtis1949
Mighty Joe YoungFilm, Woman's Scream (uncredited)1947
Kraft Television TheatreSeries1937
It Happened in HollywoodFilm, Gloria Gay1934
Black MoonFilm, Gail Hamilton1933
King KongFilm, Ann Darrow1931
DirigibleFilm, Helen Pierce1929
ThunderboltFilm, Ritzy1925
Isn't Life Terrible?Film, Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)1907Born15 September 1907
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm1997Frank Capra's American DreamFilm1989Crystal AwardAward1987The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSeries1980Gideon's TrumpetFilm, Edna Curtis1976Murder by DeathFilm, Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Mrs. White1960The IslandersSeries, Mrs. Staunton1959Hawaiian EyeSeries195877 Sunset StripSeries, Clara Moore1957Tammy and the BachelorFilm, Mrs. Brent1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Mrs. RenshawHell on Frisco BayFilm, 1955Kay Stanley1954Studio 57Series, Mary Collins1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Mrs. Turner1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Edna Curtis1949Mighty Joe YoungFilm, Woman's Scream (uncredited)1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries1937It Happened in HollywoodFilm, Gloria Gay1934Black MoonFilm, Gail Hamilton1933King KongFilm, Ann Darrow1931DirigibleFilm, Helen Pierce1929ThunderboltFilm, Ritzy1925Isn't Life Terrible?Film, Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)1907Born15 September 1907Also in Deutsch
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Erich von Stroheim and Fay Wray on the set of the film The Wedding March.
Phillips Holmes, William Powell, and Fay Wray are in Pointed Heels (1929).
Cesar Romero, Wray, director Richard Thorpe, and cinematographer George Robinson (in background) on the set of Cheating Cheaters (1934)
Fay Wray (right) is in the 1933 feature film King Kong.
1930 publicity photograph
The 1953 cast of Pride of the Family includes Bobby Hyatt, Wray, Paul Hartman, and Natalie Wood.
Wray holds her autobiography titled On the Other Hand.Filmography 40
RPReturn to Jurassic Park
TSThe Lost Spider Pit SequenceBTBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
UHUniversal HorrorFDFrank Capra's American Dream
HUHollywood UncensoredGTGideon's TrumpetMDMurder by Death
BDBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?TBTammy and the Bachelor
CPCrime of Passion
TCThe Cobweb
QBQueen BeeHBHell on Frisco Bay
SGSmall Town Girl
TCTreasure of the Golden CondorMYMighty Joe Young
ASAdam Had Four SonsIHIt Happened in Hollywood
TCThe Clairvoyant
VVViva Villa!BMBlack Moon
TWThe Richest Girl in the World
WDWoman in the Dark
TCThe Affairs of CelliniKKKing Kong
TKThe Son of Kong
MMMystery of the Wax Museum
TBThe Vampire Bat
TBThe Bowery
OAOne Sunday Afternoon
TGThe Most Dangerous Game
DXDoctor X
TJThe Stolen JoolsDIDirigible
TTThe Texan
PPParamount on ParadeTHThunderbolt
TMThe Wedding MarchITIsn't Life Terrible?142 credits on file
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THThe RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodBTBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
THThe Eleventh HourTIThe IslandersHEHawaiian EyeSS77 Sunset Strip
PMPerry Mason
WTWagon TrainAPAlfred Hitchcock Presents
THThe 20th Century Fox Hour
SPScreen Director's PlayhouseSTStudio 57GTGeneral Electric Theater
TFThe Pride of the Family
TLThis Is Your Life
CACavalcade of AmericaHFHallmark Hall of FameKTKraft Television TheatreAwards
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Status
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Dates
Lived 1907 to 2004 · aged 96
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