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Kay Francis
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American actress (1905–1968)
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Kay Francis was an American actor who worked in film and theatre. Born Katharine Edwina Gibbs in Oklahoma City, she began her career in 1925. She was employed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and performed in English.
Francis was married to Kenneth MacKenna. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She died of breast cancer in New York City on August 26, 1968. Her death was classified as natural causes.
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Film & TV
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kay Francis (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 at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related…
Known for
- William Powell: A True Gentleman2005
- Complicated Women — Self (archive footage)2003
- Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults — (archive footage)1999
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
- Lux Video Theatre — Alice1950
- Prudential Family Playhouse1950
- Blow-Ups of 1947 — Self1947
- Wife Wanted — Carole Raymond1946
- Allotment Wives — Sheila Seymour1945
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Key facts
- Born
- Katharine Edwina Gibbs , ( 1905-01-13 ) January 13, 1905, Oklahoma City , Oklahoma Territory , U.S.
- Died
- August 26, 1968 (1968-08-26) (aged 63), New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1925–1951
- Known for
- Trouble in Paradise The House on 56th Street
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- theatre
- Image
- Kay Francis EF2.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1905-01-13
- date of death
- 1968-08-26
- Commons category
- Kay Francis
- cause of death
- breast cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Kay Francis
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- birth name
- Katharine Edwina Gibbs
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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. She adopted her mother's maiden name (Francis) as her professional surname.
Early life
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