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Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray is known for Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Hair (1979), In a Lonely Place (1950).

Biography

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. He is appreciated for many narrative features produced between 1947 and 1963, including They Live By Night (1948), In A Lonely Place (1950), Johnny Guitar (1954), Bigger Than Life (1956), and King of Kings (1961), as well as an experimental work produced throughout the 1970s titled We Can't Go Home Again, which was unfinished at the time of Ray's death.

Questions about Nicholas Ray

How many Nicholas Ray films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 34 films with Nicholas Ray, from 1945 to 2025.

What is the best rated Nicholas Ray film?

The best rated Nicholas Ray film in the catalogue is In a Lonely Place (1950), rated 7.6.

What was the first Nicholas Ray film?

The first Nicholas Ray film in the catalogue is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, from 1945.

Who has Nicholas Ray worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Nicholas Ray shares the most credits with Philip Yordan (4 films), Ian Wolfe (3 films) and Robert Ryan (3 films).

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Also works as
film director · screenwriter · director
Studied at
University of Chicago · Lincoln Park High School · La Crosse Central High School
Spouse
Gloria Grahame

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Full filmography

38 films — 34 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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