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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 7, 2019 20:48:01 GMT
I have to admit-I have only seen THREE of her films from what I can recall.
Mystery of the Wax Museum The Most Dangerous Game King Kong
‘King Kong’ star Fay Wray endured personal tragedies, remained devoted to family despite fame, daughter says
Whenever Victoria Riskin looks up at the Empire State Building, she can’t help but think about her mother.
Fay Wray, who appeared in over 100 films, but is still best remembered as the blonde beauty held by the eight-foot-hand of a beast atop on that very same building in 1933’s “King Kong,” passed away in 2004 at age 96.
Riskin, 73, is revisiting her past in a book she published earlier this year titled “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir,” which chronicles the love story of her parents. The psychologist who turned to writing and producing for television told Fox News Wray was aware the silver screen’s most famous gorilla always had a hold on her.
“I think there was a time when she wished people remembered some of the other hundreds of films that she starred in,” Riskin explained. “But then overall, she recognized that ‘King Kong’ was a classic and still very admired for its breakthrough technology and what it was able to accomplish as a film in those early days. She began to feel as though she made friends with the film, metaphorically speaking. She used to say to people, ‘Every time I walk by the Empire State Building, I look up and say a little prayer because a friend of mine died up there.’”
“… She even wrote a letter to Kong,” Riskin continued. “It says, ‘I don’t know where you are. I’m sure you’re up at Skull Island, but I don’t have a zip code for you and want you to know what an influence you were in my life. I hope I was a positive influence in your life.’ She knew her collaboration with Kong led to many wonderful opportunities.”
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Post by teleadm on Nov 8, 2019 17:12:38 GMT
Haven't seen that many movies of hers myself, I know that she was at some point called a "legendary screamer". Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933 King Kong 1933 offcourse Adam Had Four Sons 1941 Hell on Frisco Bay 1955  Here she is on a lobby card with Alan Ladd from the Frisco Bay movie.
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Post by onethreetwo on Nov 8, 2019 17:28:12 GMT
What personal tragedies were these exactly?
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Post by snsurone on Nov 8, 2019 21:52:45 GMT
She did TV, too. In fact, she was in a few episodes of PERRY MASON where she was the murder victim.
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Post by divtal on Nov 8, 2019 22:30:33 GMT
She did TV, too. In fact, she was in a few episodes of PERRY MASON where she was the murder victim. Exactly. This thread sent me to her IMDb page, to see which of her films I had seen. Of her early films, I had only seen King Kong ... on TV, of course. Then, in 1957, I saw Tammy and the Bachelor, in the theater. I recognized her face from many TV roles. I knew the name Fay Wray, but I didn't know that she was the same actress who wiggled, and screamed in the ape's hand. It was only about 10 years ago that I found out.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 9, 2019 2:45:23 GMT
What personal tragedies were these exactly? Poverty, father disappeared, first husband was an alcoholic who eventually committed suicide, second husband got long-term illness......
There are worse tragedies I suppose--someone was telling me Romy Schneider's son was impaled on a fence post in front of her???
The only tv show I remember her from was the Oscars where Billy Crystal approached her in the audience. I assume she must have been in things I have seen (hundreds of roles?). I did watch Perry Mason.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 9, 2019 23:52:19 GMT
She finally made peace with Kong.
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