Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Female
Birthday
1913-07-19
Day of Death
2008-04-18 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
Kay Phillips
Mary Katherine Linaker
Kate Phillips
Lynn Acker
Kay Linaker
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".
