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Fay Wray Biography
Birth Name:
Vina Fay Wray
Birth Place:
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Once known as the "Queen of Scream" for her roles in horror films, and "Queen of the Bs" for the many B-list films she made
- Many of the screams and shrieks recorded for her career-changing role in 1933's King Kong were later used in other horror films
- Published her autobiography, On the Other Hand: A Life Story, in 1989
- Turned down the role of the older Rose in 1997's Titanic
- Two days after her death in 2004, the lights of the Empire State Building were dimmed for 15 minutes in her honor, as King Kong had made unforgettable use of the building
- Has a fountain named after her in the town of her birth in Canada
- In 2006, her likeness (along with that of, naturally, the Empire State Building) made its appearance on a Canadian postage stamp
Relationships
- John Wray -- Brother
- Susan Saunders -- Daughter
- Victoria Riskin -- Daughter
- John Monk Saunders -- Ex-husband
- Joseph Herber Wray -- Father
- Sanford Rothenberg -- Husband (deceased)
- Vina Marguerite Jones Wray -- Mother
- Vaida Wray -- Sister
- Vivien Wray -- Sister
- Willow Wray -- Sister
- Robert Riskin Jr. -- Son