Fay Wray, who achieved screen immortality when she starred as the frightened young woman carried by King Kong to the top of the Empire State Building, died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Manhattan. The image of the diminutive, blonde-wigged Wray in the grasp of the giant, dark ape atop what was at the time the world's tallest building is one of cinema's most recognizable and powerful images. "King Kong" was named one of the 100 greatest films of all time by the American Film Institute in 1998.

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