- Kay Linaker
Mary Katherine Linaker, known professionally as "Kay Linaker", "Kate Phillips", and "Kay Linaker-Phillips" (
July 13 ,1913 inPine Bluff, Arkansas -April 18 ,2008 inKeene, New Hampshire ) was an Americanactress andscreenwriter , who appeared in manyB movie s 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 withWarner 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 inNew Hampshire from 1980 to 2006. [ [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2778 Kate Phillips (1913–2008) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas ] ]Notes
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