Fay Wray (1907 - 2004)

Canadian-American actress most noted for playing the female lead in King Kong.

* September 15, 1907 Cardston, Canada
 as Vina Fay Wray
 August 8, 2004 New York, New York



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, March 1928
Photoplay, April 1928

Photoplay, April 1928
Photoplay, June 1928
Photoplay, June 1928

Photoplay, July 1928
Photoplay, July 1928
Photoplay, August 1928


Books by Fay Wray

Fay Wray
On the other hand, A life story
New York, 1989

Books on Fay Wray

Roy Kinnard and Tony Crnkovich The Films Of Fay Wray Roy Kinnard and Tony Crnkovich
The Films Of Fay Wray
2005

Books with substantial mentioning of Fay Wray

Ronald L. Smith Horror stars on radio Ronald L. Smith
Horror stars on radio, The broadcast histories of 29 chilling Hollywood voices
Jefferson, N.C., 2010

Anthony Slide Silent Players Anthony Slide
Silent Players, A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
Lexington, Ky, 2002

Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla (editors)
Hollywood's Classic Scream Queens, 1930s
2000

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Gregory William Mank Women in Horror Films, 1930s Gregory William Mank
Women in Horror Films, 1930s
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1999

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Thirties Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Thirties
London, 1983

Michael R. Pitts
Horror Film Stars
Jefferson, N.C., 1981

Calvin Thomas Beck with Robert Stewart Associate Editor
Scream Queens
New York - London, 1978

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard
Hollywood Players, The Thirties
New Rochelle, New York, 1976

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Books with an entry on Fay Wray

Denise Lowe An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930 Denise Lowe
An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930
New York, London, Oxford, 2005

Hilary White (ed.), Jim Craddock and Michael J. Tyrkus, contributing editors Magill's Cinema Annual 2005 Hilary White (ed.), Jim Craddock and Michael J. Tyrkus, contributing editors
Magill's Cinema Annual 2005, 24th Edition. A Survey of the Films of 2004
Detroit, New York, San Francisco, San Diego, New Haven, Conn., Waterville, Maine, London, Munich, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Books with photograph(s) of Fay Wray

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978