1905 - 1968
Kay Francis American Actress
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Kay Francis dating history
Relationships
Kay Francis was previously married to Kenneth MacKenna (1931 - 1933), John Meehan (1929 - 1931), James Dwight Francis (1922 - 1925) and William "Big Bill" Gaston.
Kay Francis was in relationships with Joel Ashley (1951), Ivan Goff (1941 - 1942), Eric Barnekow (1937 - 1939), Delmer Daves (1936), Fritz Lang (1936), Roger Pryor (1935 - 1936), Maurice Chevalier (1934), Herbert Marshall (1932), Roland Young (1931 - 1932), Richard Arlen (1929), Walter Huston (1929 - 1930), Katty Stewart, Bill Kroger, Carrington Clark, Joseph Taylor, Ed Davis and Lee Tracy.
Kay Francis had an encounter with Otto Preminger.
About
American Actress Kay Francis was born Katherine Edwina Gibbs on 13th January, 1905 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA and passed away on 26th Aug 1968 New York, New York USA aged 63. She is most remembered for Trouble in Paradise. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Kay Francis was in 4 on-screen matchups, including George Brent in Living on Velvet (1935), Joel McCrea in Girls About Town (1931), Ronald Colman in Raffles (1930) and William Powell in One Way Passage (1932).
Kay Francis is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American stage actors and Cancer deaths in New York.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 4 |
4 years
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2 years, 3 months
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-
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|---|
| Dating | 17 |
2 years
|
3 months, 27 days
|
28 days
|
|---|
| Encounter | 1 |
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-
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-
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|---|
| Total | 22 |
4 years
|
8 months, 1 day
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28 days
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Details
| First Name |
Kay
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| Middle Name |
Edwina
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| Last Name |
Francis
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| Full Name at Birth |
Katherine Edwina Gibbs
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| Alternative Name |
Katherine Edwina Gibbs, Katherine Gibbs, Kay Francis
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| Birthday |
13th January, 1905
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| Birthplace |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA
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| Died |
26th August, 1968
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| Place of Death |
New York, New York USA
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| Cause of Death |
Breast Cancer
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| Buried |
Cremated, Ashes scattered
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| Height |
5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Green
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
She had a slight speech impediment
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Bisexual
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Cathedral School of Saint Mary (1920)
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| Occupation Text |
Actress
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
Trouble in Paradise
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| Year(s) Active |
1925–1948, 1925–1951
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| Official Websites |
www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kay_francis, www.allmovie.com/artist/kay-francis-p90321
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| Father |
Joseph Sprague Gibbs
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| Mother |
Katharine Clinton Franks
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| Friend |
Carole Landis, Lilyan Tashman, Miriam Hopkins, Jean Howard, Reginald Gardiner, Marsha Hunt, Clifton Webb, Ruth Chatterton, Jessica Barthelmess, Elsa Maxwell, Constance Bennett, Van Johnson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Grace Moore, Noel Coward, Kitty Miller, Red Skelton, Claudette Colbert, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney
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Kay Francis (born Katharine Edwina Gibbs; January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star and highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio. She adopted her mother's maiden name (Francis) as her professional surname.
