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Offline Sirgod

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Fay Wray passes away today.
« on: August 09, 2004, 06:42:17 pm »
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As an actress, Fay Wray starred opposite Wallace Beery, George Raft, and Gary Cooper and others before working with a giant ape. Since 1933, all people remember is "the scream." But Wray was more than the King Kong damsel in distress. She was a writer who collaborated with Sinclair Lewis. And she acquired a good sense of humor about her most famous role. NPR's Neda Ulaby has an appreciation.


http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3841767

Man I remember watching that movie when I was just barely able to talk. Hate  to hear this lady pass on.

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Re: Fay Wray passes away today.
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2004, 06:43:28 pm »
Yep, today we lost an original, for sure.
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Re: Fay Wray passes away today.
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2004, 08:24:00 pm »
Sad news indeed. I loved that old  Kong movie.  :'(

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Re: Fay Wray passes away today.
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2004, 08:45:36 pm »
All of the old school actors a dying, soon all we shall have is god damn Ben Aflack, and Jennifer Lopez, bah.

I should pop in "waterloo" with Rod Stiger and Chirspher Plummer.
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