Birthname: Raymond Nicholas Kienzle
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Aug 7, 1911 Galesville, WI |
| Died | Jun 16, 1979 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 67 |
| Final Resting PlaceOak Grove Cemetery | |
Nicholas Ray | |
| Job | Film director |
| Top Roles | US Minister, Man in Last Shot, Bakery Clerk, Derwatt, The General |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir, Action, Crime, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Outlaws |
| Top Collaborators | Curt Conway, Frank Ferguson, Robert Ryan, Gus Schilling |
| Shares birthday with | Billie Burke, Ann Harding, Joseph Sistrom see more.. |
Nicholas Ray Overview:
Director, Nicholas Ray, was born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle on Aug 7, 1911 in Galesville, WI. Ray died at the age of 67 on Jun 16, 1979 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Ray was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1955 | Best Writing | Rebel without a Cause (1955) | N/A | Nominated |
Nicholas Ray BlogHub Articles:
Bigger Than Life (1956): Nicholas Ray and George Mason Fit The Bill
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 10, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsJames Mason gleaned the idea for Bigger Than Life from a contemporary article featured in The New Yorker by a medical writer named?Berton Rouech?. He?detailed the side effects of the drug cortisone featured in real-life horror stories. The title is certainly far from a misnomer and James Mason gives... Read full article
The Lusty Men (1952): Nicholas Ray Transcends His Material Again
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 8, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsThe connotation of the film’s lurid title feels slightly deceptive. Because The Lusty Men might have basic elements of men who desire after women but it’s fairly restrained in this regard. At least more than I initially conceived. However, it is a film characterized by a zeal or a lust f... Read full article
Nicholas Ray Goes Home
By Will McKinley on Oct 7, 2013 From Cinematically InsaneNicholas Ray made an appearance at the New York Film Festival on Saturday night. At least, according to his widow. ?I brought you Nick tonight, because I figured he could probably speak better about this film than anybody else,? Susan Ray said before a screening of her husband?s v?rit?Western THE L... Read full article
They Live By Night: The Nicholas Ray Blogathon
By shadowsandsatin on Sep 4, 2011 From Shadows and SatinThe following post is Shadows and Satin?s contribution to the Nicholas Ray Blogathon, which is being hosted September 5-8, 2011, by Cinema Viewfinder. (Watch out for spoilers: you?ve been warned.) An acclaimed, Oscar-nominated director, Nicholas Ray was perhaps best known for his film Rebel Without ... Read full article
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