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Fay Wray

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Also known as Vina Fay Wray

actress (1907-2004)

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Born
1907
Works
2

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  • On the Other Hand
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Origin
United States

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1. Gainesville Florida based Punk Rock band, now defunct. Members went on to play in Dashboard Confessional, The Enablers (Gainesville FL) King Friday and The Everybodies 2.Fay Wray was a local band originating from New Orleans, LA consisting of several young musicians. Together they wrote and recorded a number of quirky piano driven songs and developed a decent local following during the mid-2000's. They have since disbanded with various members going on to join such acts as 'My Name is John

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Born
Vina Fay Wray , ( 1907-09-15 ) September 15, 1907, Cardston, Alberta , Canada
Died
August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08) (aged 96), New York City , U.S.
Resting place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1923–1980
Spouses
John Monk Saunders , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1939 ) ​ Robert Riskin , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 1955 ) ​ Sanford Rothenberg, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; died 1991 ) ​
Children
3, including Victoria Riskin
Relatives
Daniel Webster Jones (grandfather), Dan P. Jones (uncle)

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Fay Wray
date of birth
1907-09-15
date of death
2004-08-08
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start of work period
1923-00-00
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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 the first "scream queen".

She had minor film roles, and gained media attention as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars" in 1926. This led to her contract with Paramount Pictures as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen feature films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, got her first roles in horror films and many other types, including in The Bowery (1933) and Viva Villa! (1934), both of which star Wallace Beery. For RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., Wray starred in her most identifiable film, King Kong (1933). After its success, she had numerous roles in film and television, retiring in 1980.

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