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Kay Francis was the ultimate purveyor of easy-virtue glamour, projecting the lure of soiled, sated goods, lighting up the screen far more effectively than more technical actresses of the time like Ruth Chatterton or Ann Harding, who handled similar material without her droll enervation and special chic.
Kay Francis completed 68 films beginning her debut in 1929’s Gentlemen of the Press, and ending with 1946’s Wife Wanted, which turned out to be her final film. Click on the title of a film in the table below to go to that film’s page where you can find my reviews, vintage reviews, photos from the film, and images from advertising ...
Kay Francis. Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and ...
Kay starred in nearly two dozen important films between 1929 and 1931, yet today she is largely forgotten, yet when author Scott O’Brien gained access to Kay’s personal diaries, he discovered the woman behind the mask: Kay's compassionate nature, her concern for others, her great contributions on behalf of those serving in the armed forces during World War II, and the financial legacy she ...
30 de jul. de 2023 · Kay Francis (born Katharine Edwina Gibbs; January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star and highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio.
1 de ago. de 2023 · Now playing on the Criterion Channel!“I can’t wait to be forgotten,” Kay Francis once famously remarked. Too bad, because she was completely unforgettable. G...
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Died Aug. 26, 1968 of cancer in New York, NY. K ay Francis was a leading glamor girl of 1930s and 1940s films, partial to long, slinky, low-cut gowns by night and lavishly furred suits by day, earning her the reputation as one of the best-dressed women in Hollywood. Educated in convents, the tall, beautiful, gray-eyed brunet originally trained ...
