Kay Linaker
July 19, 1913 – 2008
Biography
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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".
Known For
Laura
1944
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
Blood and Sand
1941
Kitty Foyle
1940
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
The More the Merrier
1943
Remember the Day
1941
The Invisible Woman
1940
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
Trade Winds
1938
Green Hell
1940
Let's Face It
1943
Lady in the Dark
1944