Kay Linaker

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Kay Linaker
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Linaker in the 1930s
Born
Mary Katherine Linaker

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Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
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Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
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Years active1936–1945
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Howard Phillips
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Mary Katherine Linaker (July 19, 1913 – April 18, 2008) 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, Kate Phillips,[2] as a screenwriter, notably for the cult film The Blob (1958). She is credited with coining the name "The Blob" for the movie, which was originally titled The Molten Meteor.[1]

Biography

Linaker was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and graduated from a private school in Connecticut and from New York University. She went on to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3]

Linaker acted in supporting roles on Broadway before signing a film contract with Warner Bros.[1] She was signed by the studio after a talent scout saw her in Jackson White at the Providencetown Theater.[4] Her Broadway credits included Every Man for Himself (1940), and Yesterday's Orchids (1934).[5]

In 1935, she briefly changed her name to Lynn Acker "for screen purposes",[6] but she soon dropped that name.[7] Most of her film work had her in limited roles, with one of her notable leading parts coming in The Girl from Mandalay (1936).[2] Her screen debut was in The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936).[8]

Linaker wrote for the Voice of America during World War II in addition to working for the Red Cross.[2]

She later taught in the film studies department at Keene State College in New Hampshire from 1980 to 2006.[9]

From the 1960s to her death, Linaker dedicated much of her time supporting the children at Hampshire Country School in Rindge, New Hampshire. Linaker volunteered countless hours over the many years as English teacher and drama coach at the very small private school for twice exceptional children whose alumni include Temple Grandin.[citation needed]

Personal life

Linaker – on June 9, 1953, in Bedford, New York – married Howard Baron Phillips (1909–1985), who initially was a baritone and writer but later worked as an executive with NBC television.[10] In December 1936, for about a year, Phillips sang with Ray Noble under the pseudonym Howard Barrie.

See "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"[11]

Death

On April 18, 2008, Linaker died in Keene, New Hampshire.[2]

Partial filmography

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dennis Hevesi (April 27, 2008). "Kate Phillips, Actress Who Christened 'The Blob', Is Dead at 94". Obituaries. New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hevesi, Dennis (April 28, 2008). "Kate Phillips, 94, actress who co-wrote 'The Blob'". Philadelphia Daily News. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. New York Times News Service. p. 10. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weaver, Tom (2003). Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers. McFarland. p. 215. ISBN 9780786430284. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Find' Discovered in Famous Theater". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. July 3, 1935. p. 23. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kay Linaker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Player Changes Name". Motion Picture Herald. August 3, 1935. p. 67. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A 'Little' from Hollywood 'Lots'". The Film Daily. August 8, 1935. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Broadway Actress In Film". The Morning News. Delaware, Wilmington. August 2, 1935. p. 20. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Michael G. Fitzgerald (May 22, 2014). "Kate Phillips (1913–2008)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Phillips". Philadelphia Daily News. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. April 28, 2008. p. 24. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rust, Brian Arthur Lovell (1922–2011) (1975). [[[:Template:GBurl]] The American Dance Band Discography, 1917–1942]. Arlington House – via Google Books (University of Michigan Library) Template:Free access. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Template:LCCN; Template:ISBN; Template:Catalog lookup link.
    1. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[[[:Template:GBurl]] "Ray Noble" "HP" (Harry Phillips, vocalist)]. Vol. 2. p. 1311. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)

Further reading

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