Kay Francis
American stage and film actress, top star at Warner Bros.
via Wikipedia: Cinema of the United States · see source
studio.
- field
- Stage and film actress
- nationality
- American
Reader's Guide
Dissatisfied with inferior scripts, she feuded with Warner Bros., leading to her demotion and contract termination in 1939. Her legacy reflects both the heights of studio-era stardom and the precariousness of an actress's career when typecast as a clothes horse.
Did You Know?
- Kay Francis adopted her stage surname 'Francis' from her mother's middle name.
- Francis's slight rhotacism gave rise to the nickname 'Wavishing Kay Fwancis.'
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