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File No. 839906 · Adjudicated
Fay Wray
Actor — King Kong, The Most Dangerous Game, Mystery of the Wax Museum
Born
1907
Birthplace
CARDSTON, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
4.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Johnny Canuck 🦸Canadian to the core. May have moved, but still calls everyone “bud”.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
CARDSTON, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — no
Raised elsewhere
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
No adult residency on record
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
No Canadian credits on file
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged
Fun fact
Born on a ranch near Cardston, Alberta in 1907, making her one of the first major Hollywood stars born in the province.
The verdict
Born in Alberta during the frontier days, she left for the States as a kid but never forgot her Canadian roots. Became Hollywood royalty as the ultimate scream queen in King Kong, and proudly claimed her Canadian heritage throughout her career. Canada absolutely claims her back.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org