The beautiful, talented and ever stimulating Coleen Gray - one of my
favorite actresses of the 1940's and '50s - has died at the age of 92,
according to her good friend David Schecter. Best remembered for her roles in such films as NIGHTMARE ALLEY, RED
RIVER, KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (pictured) and Stanley Kubrick's THE
KILLING, she was also treasured by horror fans for her lead role in
Universal's THE LEECH WOMAN, in which she played a middle aged woman who
discovers an unpleasant means of retaining her youth and beauty. One
might have suspected Ms. Gray herself of such untoward behavior, as she
continued to look remarkably youthful and attractive well into her
advanced years.
RIP, dear lady.
