Charles Ray

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 03/14/1891

Date of death : 11/23/1943

City of birth : Jacksonville, Illinois, USA

Ray portrayed simple unaffected country bumpkins in silent rural melodramas. Unfortunately, Ray let Hollywood turn him into a headstrong egotist. Alienating most producers, he put up his own money to finance a major feature called The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923). The film was a miserable failure that wiped out Ray's fortune. Comeback attempts were hampered by the advent of the sound picture.