Fay Wray

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Fay Wray in King Kong

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Fay Wray: References & Edit History

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association with Schoedsack
- In Ernest B. Schoedsack: Early life and work

role in

“Doctor X”
- In Michael Curtiz: Early life and work
“King Kong”
- In King Kong

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Canada's Walk of Fame - Fay Wray.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 28, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 11, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 04, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 10, 2024
	Add new Web site: The New York Times - Fay Wray Writes The Story of Her Life.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 23, 2024
	Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Fay Wray.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 13, 2023
	New article added.	Patricia Bauer The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 08, 2022