- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1913
- Place of Birth
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- April 18, 2008
Kay Linaker
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
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
movieCharlie Chan’s Killer Actress
2008 · Self
movieCharlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
2007 · Self
movieThe Blob
1958 · Screenplay
movieLaura
1944 · Woman (uncredited)
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
movieMen on Her Mind
1944 · Eloise Palmer
movieLady in the Dark
1944 · Liza's Mother
movieLet's Face It
1943 · Canteen Hostess
movieThe More the Merrier
1943 · Miss Allen (uncredited)
movieTwo Weeks to Live
1943 · Mrs. Madge Carmen
movieCinderella Swings It
1943 · Madame Dolores
movieWar Dogs
1942 · Joan Allen
movieMen of Texas
1942 · Mrs. Sarah Olsen
movieThe Night Before the Divorce
1942 · Hedda Smythe
movieA Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · Margo Rogers
movieRemember the Day
1941 · Society Reporter
movieGlamour Boy
1941 · Mrs. Emily Colder
movieCharlie Chan in Rio
1941 · Helen Ashby
moviePrivate Nurse
1941 · Helene
movieBlood and Sand
1941 · Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
movieThey Dare Not Love
1941 · Barbara Murdock
movieKitty Foyle
1940 · Wyn's Wife
movieThe Invisible Woman
1940 · Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
movieMystery Sea Raider
1940 · Flossie La Mare
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Brenda Tracy
movieCharlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 · Linda Pendleton
movieFree, Blonde and 21
1940 · Mrs. John Crane
movieGreen Hell
1940 · Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
movieHidden Enemy
1940 · Sonia Manning
movieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Mrs. Demooth
movieHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · Nurse
movieCharlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
movieGirl from Rio
1939 · Vicki
movieHotel for Women
1939 · Jane
movieMan About Town
1939 · Receptionist (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan in Reno
1939 · Mrs. Wayne Russell
movieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939 · Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
movieTrade Winds
1938 · Grace (Uncredited)
movieI Am a Criminal
1938 · Linda La Rue
movieThe Last Warning
1938 · Carla Rodriguez
moviePersonal Secretary
1938 · Flo Sampson
movieCharlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937 · Joan Karnoff
movieBlack Aces
1937 · Sandy McKenzie
movieThe Outer Gate
1937 · Lois Borden
movieCrack-Up
1936 · Mrs. Fleming
movieEasy Money
1936 · Carol Carter
movieThe Girl from Mandalay
1936 · Jeanie Barton Foster
movieRoad Gang
1936 · Barbara Winston
movieThe Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936 · Sally Keating
movieThe Blob
— · Original Film Writer