Rae Kidd

Rae Kidd (June 15, 1917 – April 2, 1962) was an American film actress who played the lead role (of Rae Lane) in the controversial nudist film The Unashamed (1938). The film has been studied for its commentary on race, class and the possibility of idylls within 20th Century life.

She claimed to be a descendant of the pirate William "Captain" Kidd.

Notes

• See Beyond the Pale: Nudism, Race, and Resistance in "The Unashamed", Robert M. Payne, Film Quarterly, Vol. 54, No. 2 (Winter, 2000–2001), pp. 27–40.

In relationship with, and later married, Rosslyn J. Cowen (11/23/12-2/2/88), who played the film's ventriloquist. He was a production assistant, whose duties included still photography. They had four children, and divorced in early 1950s.

External links

• Rae Kidd at the Internet Movie Database