Nicholas Ray

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Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema’s supremely gifted and ultimately tragic filmmakers," Ray was considered an iconoclastic auteur director who often clashed with the Hollywood studio system of the time, but would prove highly influential to future generations of filmmakers. His best-known work is the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean. …

  • Directing
  • Born 7 August 1911
  • Died 16 June 1979 (age 67)
  • Galesville, Wisconsin, USA
  • 47 credits

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Most-watched Nicholas Ray films currently: Hair (1979), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), 55 Days at Peking (1963), King of Kings (1961), Johnny Guitar (1954).

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