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Kay Morley

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Kay Morley
BornApril 17, 1920
DiedNovember 17, 2020 (aged 100)
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Charles Vidor (div.)
Richard Crane

Kay Morley (April 17, 1920- November 17, 2020) was an American actress. She worked in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Kay was born in Pocatello, Idaho. She spent her childhood on a Native American reservation where her father was superintendent.[1] She is mostly known for her work in B movies.[2] Morley got her start in Hollywood as a Goldwyn glamour girl. From there, she won roles on movies like Up in Arms and Youth Aflame; after a string of silver screen roles in the 1940s, she worked mostly in television in the 1950s.[3]

Morley died on November 17, 2020, aged 100.[4]

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  1. "Girls Get Goldwyn Chance". The Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1943. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822323747.
  3. "Youth Aflame, Starring New Hollywood Find". The North Adams Transcript. April 6, 1945. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. Elaine DeVinna Crane Baird