Kay Linaker
Known for: Acting
Born: July 19, 1913
Died: April 18, 2008
Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
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".
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Filmography
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Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
2008
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Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
2007
6.2
The Blob
1958
7.6
Laura
1944
6.8
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
6.5
Men on Her Mind
1944
4.7
Lady in the Dark
1944
5.4
Let's Face It
1943
7.0
The More the Merrier
1943
4.5
Two Weeks to Live
1943
9.0
Cinderella Swings It
1943
5.3
War Dogs
1942
9.0
Men of Texas
1942
5.6
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
6.1
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
7.3
Remember the Day
1941
6.5
Glamour Boy
1941
6.5
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941
7.0
Private Nurse
1941
6.5
Blood and Sand
1941
7.5
They Dare Not Love
1941
6.6
Kitty Foyle
1940
5.7
The Invisible Woman
1940
6.0
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
5.0
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
6.8
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
7.3
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
4.5
Green Hell
1940
6.5
Hidden Enemy
1940
6.5
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
6.6
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
6.7
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
4.8
Girl from Rio
1939
7.5
Hotel for Women
1939
4.5
Man About Town
1939
6.5
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
7.2
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
6.4
Trade Winds
1938
7.0
I Am a Criminal
1938
8.5
The Last Warning
1938
8.0
Personal Secretary
1938
6.3
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937
5.6
Black Aces
1937
5.0
The Outer Gate
1937
5.9
Crack-Up
1936
4.8
Easy Money
1936
4.7
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
7.0
Road Gang
1936
5.8
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
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The Blob
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