Home Town of King Kong’s Lady Fay Wray

Cardston | Alberta

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Vina Fay Wray was an actress most noted for playing the female lead in the 1933 film King Kong as Ann Darrow.

King Kong’s lady was born in Cardston in 1907. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international renown as an actress in horror movie roles. She was one of the first “scream queens.”

Don’t miss the Fay Wray Memorial Fountain in Cardston.

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