Kay Linaker
Date of birth: 1913-07-19
Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Kay Phillips, Mary Katherine Linaker, Kate Phillips, Lynn Acker
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Katherine Linaker, known professionally as Kay Linaker, Kate Phillips, and Kay Linaker-Phillips (July 19, 1913, Pine Bluff, Arkansas – April 18, 2008, 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".
Movie Credits
Cinderella Swings It
1943-01-22
Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939-06-16
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murde
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937-12-17
Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between r
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940-05-02
On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more m
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941-09-05
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan beco
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942-01-29
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
I Am a Criminal
1938-12-07
In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his ma
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940-05-31
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of ri
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936-01-11
A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hosp
Lady in the Dark
1944-02-10
A neurotic editor sees a psychoanalyst about the advertising man, movie star and other man in her li
Girl from Rio
1939-08-07
A newsman helps a Brazilian singer get her brother out of trouble in New York.
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939-11-03
New York store clerk joins a hobo and an illegal immigrant heading for his newly bought land in Ariz
Mystery Sea Raider
1940-10-26
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship"
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
2008-02-12
Short documentary on Kay Linaker.
Easy Money
1936-06-13
Dan Adams resigns his position as prosecutor on the district attorney's staff and sets out to clean
Road Gang
1936-03-28
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a
It Happened Tomorrow
1944-03-31
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings
The Outer Gate
1937-08-04
Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are
Personal Secretary
1938-09-09
Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
Crack-Up
1936-12-14
Betrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.
Kitty Foyle
1940-12-27
A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's
Private Nurse
1941-08-22
In this brief B programmer, a nurse is hired to care for a widower's daughter who is unaware that he
Blood and Sand
1941-05-30
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who neverth
Trade Winds
1938-12-28
After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sa
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939-06-09
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modes
Man About Town
1939-06-29
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't t
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939-08-31
Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a wor
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939-11-10
Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the M
The Girl from Mandalay
1936-04-19
John Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When Fost
Black Aces
1937-09-04
When Len Stoddard wins Ted Ames ranch in a poker game he sends his brother Jake along with Ted to ta
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
2007-08-14
A short documentary on the life and, particularly, last days of the Swedish actor, Warner Oland...pr
The Invisible Woman
1940-12-27
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that wil
Green Hell
1940-01-26
A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.
Laura
1944-10-11
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
The Last Warning
1938-12-07
In their third and last teaming, Bill Crane and Doc Williams visit a country estate to investigate t
War Dogs
1942-11-13
A young boy donates his pet, a police dog, to the army to be trained as a war dog.
The Night Before the Divorce
1942-03-06
Marital comedy with a dash of murder.
Hotel for Women
1939-08-03
Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.
Free, Blonde and 21
1940-03-28
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; an
Men of Texas
1942-07-03
A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in
They Dare Not Love
1941-05-16
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a bea
Remember the Day
1941-12-25
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him
Two Weeks to Live
1943-02-26
When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that
Hidden Enemy
1940-01-20
Reporter vs. German spies and their new metal.
Men on Her Mind
1944-02-12
A famous singer reflects on her life, including her journey from being an orphan to her fame as a si
Glamour Boy
1941-12-05
Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays
The More the Merrier
1943-05-13
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C.
Let's Face It
1943-08-04
A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancé, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to ge