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
Restrictions
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Availability
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