Fay Wray – actress who drove the big ape crazy

Fay Wray, was a Canadian-born actress. However, she grew up in Los Angeles. She started working as an extra when she was barely in her teens. Wray often played the love interest in westerns during the silent years but made the transition to talkies.

Fay stated that director Cooper said he would cast her with the tallest dark-haired leading man in Hollywood. Wray thought he was talking about Clark Gable. Of course, he was referring to the 25-foot tall ape King Kong (1933)

Some of her other movies include The Wedding March (1928), The Four Feathers (1929), Thunderbolt (1929), The Conquering Horde (1931), Doctor X (1932), The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Master of Men (1933), The Vampire Bat (1933), Navy Secrets (1939), and Crime of Passion (1956).

Peter Jackson asked Wray to do a cameo in King Kong (2005). Wray said no as her Kong was the real one. Ms. Wray died before Jackson started shooting the new film. Actor Jack Black as Carl Denham paid tribute to Wray by saying he hired Ann Darrow because Wray was not available.

Except for a television movie and some appearances on “Perry Mason” 1958-1965, Wray ended her career in 1964. She has pretty impressive 123 film and television credits. Wray died in 2004 and the grand age of 96. She had three children and was the first Queen of Scream.

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