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Cay Forester(1921-2005)

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Cay Forester, Johnny Cash, and Byrd Holland in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
In this classic crime noir thriller, country music legend Johnny Cash (in his film debut) stars as Johnny Cabot, a violent, guitar playing ex-con who gets another chance at the big money when a notorious gangster (Fred Dorella) offers to bring him in on a bank heist. While Dorella holds up the bank, Cabot, pretending to be an insurance salesman, kidnaps the wife of the bank's vice-president, holding her for ransom. Simmering sexual tension soon develop as a demented Cabot makes advances toward the housewife - in true pulp style, he forces her to dress in a negligee while singing the song "Five Minutes to Live" (written by Cash).
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Cay Forester was born on 26 December 1921 in Stockton, California, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Five Minutes to Live (1961), D.O.A. (1949) and Fuzz (1972). She was married to Ludlow Flower Jr.. She died on 18 June 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
BornDecember 26, 1921
DiedJune 18, 2005(83)
BornDecember 26, 1921
DiedJune 18, 2005(83)
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Known for

Cay Forester and Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
Five Minutes to Live
5.5
  • Nancy Wilson
  • 1961
Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, and Edmond O'Brien in D.O.A. (1949)
D.O.A.
7.2
  • Sue(as Cay Forrester)
  • 1949
Fuzz (1972)
Fuzz
5.5
  • Mrs. Scanlon
  • 1972
Scott Brady in Canon City (1948)
Canon City
6.4
  • Mrs. Wilson - Sherbondy's Sister(as Cay Forrester)
  • 1948

Credits

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Actress

  • Charlton Heston, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, David Groh, Marilyn Hassett, David Janssen, Brock Peters, and Walter Pidgeon in Two-Minute Warning (1976)
    Two-Minute Warning
    6.2
    • Mrs. Ogden (as Kate Archer)
    • 1976
  • Charlton Heston, Linda Blair, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Myrna Loy, Sid Caesar, Susan Clark, Helen Reddy, Gloria Swanson, Roy Thinnes, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in Airport 1975 (1974)
    Airport 1975
    5.8
    • Mary Chilcutt - Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Showdown (1973)
    Showdown
    5.9
    • Saleslady (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Laura Hager
    • 1973
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Diane Stanley
    • 1973
  • Fuzz (1972)
    Fuzz
    5.5
    • Mrs. Scanlon
    • 1972
  • Family Affair (1966)
    Family Affair
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Joan Wilson
    • 1967
  • Ann-Margret in Made in Paris (1966)
    Made in Paris
    5.4
    • Mrs. Leland (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Advise & Consent (1962)
    Advise & Consent
    7.7
    • President's Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Cay Forester and Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
    Five Minutes to Live
    5.5
    • Nancy Wilson
    • 1961
  • Scene of the Crime
    TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Mike Hammer (1958)
    Mike Hammer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Redmond
    • 1959
  • Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in To Please a Lady (1950)
    To Please a Lady
    6.2
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Love That Brute (1950)
    Love That Brute
    6.4
    • Moll (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, and Edmond O'Brien in D.O.A. (1949)
    D.O.A.
    7.2
    • Sue (as Cay Forrester)
    • 1949

Writer

  • Cay Forester and Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
    Five Minutes to Live
    5.5
    • screenplay (as M.K. Forester)
    • 1961

Soundtrack

  • Dennis Moore, Jimmy Wakely, and Lee 'Lasses' White in Song of the Range (1944)
    Song of the Range
    5.7
    • performer: "Bow-Legged Cowboy"
    • 1944

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kate Archer
  • Born
    • December 26, 1921
    • Stockton, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 2005
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Ludlow Flower Jr.1950 - August 1967 (divorced, 3 children)

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