Kay Linaker

Mary Katherine Linaker, known professionally as "Kay Linaker", "Kate Phillips", and "Kay Linaker-Phillips" (July 13, 1913 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas - April 18, 2008 in 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." [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/theater/27phillipsobit.html?ref=obituaries Dennis Hevesi, "Kate Phillips, Actress Who Christened 'The Blob', Is Dead at 94", New York Times, April 27, 2008] ]

Linaker graduated from New York University and acted in supporting roles on Broadway before signing a film contract with Warner Bros.. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/theater/27phillipsobit.html?ref=obituaries Dennis Hevesi, "Kate Phillips, Actress Who Christened 'The Blob', Is Dead at 94", New York Times, April 27, 2008] ]

She later taught in the film studies department at Keene State College in New Hampshire from 1980 to 2006. [ [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2778 Kate Phillips (1913–2008) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas ] ]

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