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They had three children: Susan (born 1936), Robert (born 1943), and Victoria (born 1945). (Susan was the child of Wray's first marriage and was adopted by Riskin in 1942.) They remained married until his death on September 20, 1955. [1] George Jessel read the eulogy at Riskin's funeral.
Mar 1, 2019 · Wray (1907-2004) grew up in a Mormon family with lots of kids and little money. Riskin (1897-1955) was the son of immigrant Jews who weren’t very well off either.
Feb 22, 2019 · Now for Victoria Riskin’s memoir of her parents, Wray and screenwriter Robert Riskin, who didn’t find each other until he was in his 40s and she, her mid-30s.
Mar 8, 2019 · Victoria Riskin has written a book about her mother, Fay Wray of King Kong fame, and father, Robert Riskin, who won the Oscar for writing the screenplay to “It Happened One Night.”
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Jul 15, 2019 · Wray and Riskin raised three children together, Susan from Wray's previous marriage and two fathered by Riskin, Robert Riskin Jr. and the youngest Victoria, whose name was inspired by America's victory in the war.
Mar 1, 2019 · Her mother, actress Fay Wray, became an ageless icon as the beauty held by the beast atop the Empire State Building in 1933’s “King Kong.”. Her father, Robert Riskin, wrote his way to acclaim...
Feb 26, 2019 · Victoria Riskin does a very good job of telling the story of her mother and father, Fay Wray and Robert Riskin. The reader gets an inside look at Hollywood of the thirties and forties with the advent of talkies, the development of the major studios and the lives of the stars.
