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That was' one time when my technique absolutely deserted me, I must admit. There was a wax face that he had created himself to cover his own ugliness. I was in his clutches and I had to hit him in the face.

~Fay Wray

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I don't know why Sinclair Lewis fell in love with me. He didn't get even the slightest response from me. But his letters were lovely. And the poems he wrote me were lovely. I used some of them in my book.

~Fay Wray

Topics: Book Even Fell Get He His Know Letters Lewis Love Lovely Me Poems Response Slightest Some Them Used Were Why Wrote

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It was good for us, I suppose. Those kinds of times produce qualities in us that make us better for having had them. My parents were not getting along. My mother was quite intolerant of friendships that were being developed.

~Fay Wray

Topics: Along Being Better Developed Friendships Getting Good Had Having Intolerant Kinds Make Mother Parents Produce Qualities Quite Suppose Them Those Times Us Were

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She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.

~Fay Wray

Topics: Above Been Bother Chief Did Everyone Feel Find John Justice Marshall May Never Out Really Related She Tell Town True Us Wanted Were

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For the purposes of the play, it was perfect to be able to use that and the stresses and strains that there were. At the end of the play, the mother realizes the terrible things she had done.

~Fay Wray

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I went to Washington to ask for a little residual payment for the people who had written films in the early, early days, people who never got any residuals on tapes or anything at all.

~Fay Wray

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When we were making KONG, I went into the sound room and made an aria of horror sounds. I was in charge of it; there was no one there to listen to me. I was totally in charge of what I wanted to do.

~Fay Wray

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The producers who wanted me to do it liked me and trusted me, and more than one scene was only one take, because I'd plan ahead what I thought would be appropriate for that scene-so one take was enough.

~Fay Wray

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Actually, the camera was never overhead at any time. It was always a side view of me. Subsequently, after the picture was released, I saw some scenes from above and my clothes being pulled-and I think that was added later.

~Fay Wray

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There were shots of Kong pulling at my clothes, but only in horizontal and never from above. Never from above.

~Fay Wray

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 15th, 1907

Died: August 8th, 2004

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