Fay Wray

Fay Wray Born September 15, 1907 Cardston, Alberta, Canada Died August 8, 2004 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Occupation Actress Notable role(s) Ann Darrow First work Speed Bugs (1923) Notable work King Kong (1933)

Vina Fay Wray was a Canadian-American film and television actress. She appeared in 127 films from 1923 to 1980 and is best known for her roles in horror movies, especially Ann Darrow, an aspiring actress who became the object of affection for the monstrous ape in the 1933 King Kong. She is commonly considered the first "scream queen", primarily due to her role in this film. In her autobiography, she stated that she received $10,000 for this role, although filming dragged on for 10 months instead of the 10 weeks she had been initially promised.

After retiring from acting, Wray made several appearances at various film festivals. In 2004, Peter Jackson asked her to play a small role in his upcoming King Kong remake. Though she considered the offer, she would not live to see the film enter production. Wray passed away Sunday, August 8, 2004, in her Manhattan apartment, at the age of 96.

Selected filmography

• King Kong (1933) as Ann Darrow

Gallery

King Kong

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  Steve Clemente (top left) and Fay Wray in the kidnapping scene

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  Bruce Cabot, Fay Wray, and Robert Armstrong

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Trivia

• In the parody film Queen Kong (1976), the name of the main male character, Ray Fay, references Fay Wray.
• In the 2005 King Kong remake, Carl Denham mentions "Fay" when listing actresses he would like to invite to his new film, and glowers when Preston informs him that she's working on an RKO film with original King Kong co-director Merian C. Cooper. Prior to that film, they worked together on The Most Dangerous Game (1932), which was shot on jungle sets which would be repurposed for Kong.

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