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Kay Linaker
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 94
Also known asKay Phillips, Mary Katherine Linaker, Kate Phillips, Lynn AckerGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/07/1913Born inPine Bluff, Arkansas, USADied18/04/2008 (aged 94)Died inKeeneCausediseaseWikidataQ2526263 ↗TMDb#56528 ↗

Mary Katherine Linaker 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, 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.

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Filmography34 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2007Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner OlandMovieSelf94
1944LauraMovieWoman (uncredited)31
1944Men on Her MindMovieEloise Palmer31
1944Lady in the DarkMovieLiza's Mother31
1943Let's Face ItMovieCanteen Hostess30
1943Two Weeks to LiveMovieMrs. Madge Carmen30
1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenMovieMargo Rogers29
1942War DogsMovieJoan Allen29
1942The Night Before the DivorceMovieHedda Smythe29
1941Remember the DayMovieSociety Reporter28
1941Blood and SandMovieGuest of Doña Sol (uncredited)28
1941Charlie Chan in RioMovieHelen Ashby28
1941They Dare Not LoveMovieBarbara Murdock28
1941Private NurseMovieHelene28
1941Glamour BoyMovieMrs. Emily Colder28
1940Mystery Sea RaiderMovieFlossie La Mare27
1940Buck Benny Rides AgainMovieBrenda Tracy27
1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseMovieLinda Pendleton27
1940The Invisible WomanMovieShowroom Buyer (uncredited)27
1940Hidden EnemyMovieSonia Manning27
1939Man About TownMovieReceptionist (uncredited)26
1939Young Mr. LincolnMovieMrs. Edwards (uncredited)26
1939Drums Along the MohawkMovieMrs. Demooth26
1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceMovieNurse26
1939Charlie Chan in RenoMovieMrs. Wayne Russell26
1938Personal SecretaryMovieFlo Sampson25
1938The Last WarningMovieCarla Rodriguez25
1937Charlie Chan at Monte CarloMovieJoan Karnoff24
1937The Outer GateMovieLois Borden24
1936Road GangMovieBarbara Winston23
1936Easy MoneyMovieCarol Carter23
1936Crack-UpMovieMrs. Fleming23
1936The Girl from MandalayMovieJeanie Barton Foster23
1936The Murder of Dr. HarriganMovieSally Keating23