Nicholas RayAKA:
Raymond Nicholas Kienzle
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
08/07/1911 Birthplace:
Galesville, Wisconsin Death Date:
06/16/1979 Celeb News
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biography
"I'm a stranger here myself," is the epigram most closely associated with Nicholas Ray. The phrase is spoken by the title character in Ray's "Johnny Guitar" (1954) and is also a concise expression of Ray's relationship to the Hollywood studio system and of his central concerns as a filmmaker.Prior to becoming a film director, Ray studied architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright and then worked with Elia Kazan and John Houseman on stage projects. His film directing debut, produced by Houseman, was "They Live By Night" (1948), a convincing version of the now-familiar lovers-on-the-run-from-the-law
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1932
Moved to New York
1935
Played lead role in Elia Kazan's first play as director, "The Young Go First"
Worked as producer of CBS radio show, "Back Where I Come From"
Produced propaganda broadcasts for Voice of America during WWII
1945
Began movie career as assistant director on Elia Kazan's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
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