U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 15

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 15

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: KING KONG'S LOVE

Profile America -- Saturday, September 15th. Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of an actress who appeared in one of the most memorable scenes in movie history -- clutched in the hand of a giant gorilla climbing the Empire State Building. She was Fay Wray, who played the love object of King Kong in the 1933 movie that has been a pop culture icon ever since. Wray was a rancher's daughter from Alberta, Canada, who made many movies at the end of the silent era and in the first years of talking motion pictures. She died at the age of 96, just after being asked to play a cameo role in the 2005 remake of King Kong. When King Kong was first released, 60 million people a week went to the movies. Today, that figure is about 27 million. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov/.

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

CONTACT: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812

Web Site:

http://www.census.gov/

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