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My Mother’s Romance With King Kong

IT WASN'T THE AIRPLANES

For decades after ‘King Kong’ debuted, the actress Fay Wray would be inextricably linked with the great ape. According to her daughter, Wray didn’t mind one bit.

Victoria Riskin
Victoria Riskin
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Victoria Riskin

Victoria Riskin

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