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Wray (Fay) papers
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Description
This collection contains the papers of actress Fay Wray (1907-2004), as well as papers of her two husbands, writer John Monk Saunders (1895-1940) and screenwriter Robert Riskin (1897-1955). Materials include scrapbooks dealing with the careers of Wray and her two husbands; stills, including publicity photographs from films in which Wray appeared; screenplays written by Riskin, 13 short 16mm films produced by Riskin during World War II; and miscellaneous items such as contracts, magazines, and personal photographs.
Background
Fay Wray (1907-2004) was a Canadian-American actress, most famously known for her role as Ann Darrow in "King Kong" (1933). She was married to American novelist John Monk Saunders from 1928 to 1939 and to American screenwriter Robert Riskin from 1942 to 1955.
Extent
17.17 Linear Feet 20 boxes
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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