Life and work
Fay Wray was an actress. Born: 15 September 1907. Died: 8 August 2004. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Canada and United States.
Actor · 1907–2004
Fay Wray
Fay Wray was an actress. Born on 15 September 1907, this profile follows Fay Wray through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include King Kong (1933). The location trail reaches Malibu Pier and Shrine Auditorium. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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King Kong · Malibu Pier
Fay Wray is credited as cast member on King Kong. The work’s existing location story leads to Malibu Pier. Malibu Pier is documented as a location associated with King Kong (1933). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Malibu Pier ↗︎
A screen location
Malibu Pier is documented as a location associated with King Kong (1933). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
23000 Pacific Coast Highway
Open street map ↗︎Shrine Auditorium ↗︎
King Kong
The Shrine’s stage was used for the sequence presenting Kong to a theatre audience.
665 W Jefferson Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1907-09-15 2004-08-08
Born 15 September 1907
Died 8 August 2004
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
King Kong
Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.