Wray, Fay

Wray, Fay
▪ 2005

      Canadian-born actress (b. Sept. 15, 1907, near Cardston, Alta.—d. Aug. 8, 2004, New York, N.Y.), appeared in more than 90 motion pictures, including a number of silent films, and acted opposite some of Hollywood's most notable male stars, but it was for her performance as the love object of a giant gorilla in King Kong (1933) that she was best remembered. Given the role partially because she was a good screamer, she showcased that talent especially in the film's famous Empire State Building scene, in which she was placed on a high ledge of the building while Kong struggled against fighter planes and finally succumbed to their attack. Wray made her film debut in Gasoline Love in 1923 and in 1928 had her first significant role in Erich von Stroheim's The Wedding March, the film she considered her best. A number of horror movies followed, and it was in those that she gained her reputation for having the best scream. Following King Kong and several more horror films, Wray appeared in a few British films in an attempt to change her image but soon returned to the U.S. and performed on the stage and on radio; acted in a few more films, including Treasure of the Golden Condor and Small Town Girl (both 1953); and starred in the television series The Pride of the Family (1953–55). Wray also wrote some plays that were staged in regional theatres, and in 1989 her autobiography, On the Other Hand, was published—its title a tribute to the giant model of Kong's hand in which she did her most famous acting.

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