Kay Linaker

Actress

Born: July 19, 1913 (94 years old)

Died: April 18, 2008

Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Katherine Linaker, known professionally as Kay Linaker, Kate Phillips, and Kay Linaker-Phillips (July 19, 1913, Pine Bluff, Arkansas – April 18, 2008, Keene, New Hampshire) was an American actress and screenwriter, who appeared in many B movies during the 1930s and 1940s, most notably Kitty Foyle (1940). Linaker used her married name (Kay Phillips) as a screenwriter, notably for the cult movie hit The Blob (1958). She is credited with coining the name "The Blob" for the movie, which was originally titled "The Molten Meteor".

Filmography (24)

• Charlie Chan in Reno (1939, ★ 6.3)
• Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940, ★ 6.9)
• Laura (1944, ★ 7.6)
• Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937, ★ 6.2)
• Charlie Chan in Rio (1941, ★ 6.2)
• It Happened Tomorrow (1944, ★ 6.8)
• The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936, ★ 5.6)
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939, ★ 6.3)
• Kitty Foyle (1940, ★ 6.5)
• Blood and Sand (1941, ★ 6.5)
• Crack-Up (1936, ★ 5.5)
• Trade Winds (1938, ★ 6.3)
• Young Mr. Lincoln (1939, ★ 7.2)
• Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939, ★ 6.7)
• Drums Along the Mohawk (1939, ★ 6.5)
• Remember the Day (1941, ★ 7)
• The More the Merrier (1943, ★ 6.9)
• The Invisible Woman (1940, ★ 5.7)
• The Blob (1958, ★ 6.2)
• Lady in the Dark (1944, ★ 4.5)
• Easy Money (1936, ★ 4.4)
• The Outer Gate (1937, ★ 4.2)
• Green Hell (1940, ★ 4.1)
• War Dogs (1942, ★ 4.7)