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Fay Wray, recalling one offscreen encounter during the shooting of Crime of Passion (1957); as quoted in Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era (2016) by James Bawden and Ron Miller, p. 273
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With Barbara Stanwyck, here was a true pro, in her last year of screen stardom. We shot mostly on locations just to save money. One day, I saw her applying her own makeup beside the truck before the shoot. She looked up and just shrugged. Who could blame her? This production was cost-efficient.

— Fay Wray on Barbara Stanwyck

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "With Barbara Stanwyck, here was a true pro, in her last year of screen stardom. We shot mostly on locations just to save money. One day, I saw her applying her own makeup beside the truck before the shoot. She looked up and just shrugged. Who could blame her? This production was cost-efficient." in the context of "Fay Wray, recalling one offscreen encounter during the shooting of Crime of Passion (1957); as quoted in Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era (2016) by James Bawden and Ron Miller, p. 273" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Fay Wray

About Fay Wray

Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907–August 8, 2004) was a Canadian/American actress known for playing the female lead in the 1933 film King Kong as Ann Darrow. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray gained a reputation for her work in horror movie roles. She was one of the first "scream queens".