# Ray Grey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ray_Grey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ray_Grey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Grey > Source revision: 1323371137 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American film director and actor (1890–1925) **Raymond Standish Grey** (February 19, 1890 – April 18, 1925) was an American film director, actor, screenwriter. He was the father of actress [Virginia Grey](/source/Virginia_Grey). ## Life Grey was born in [San Diego, California](/source/San_Diego%2C_California). Grey got his start as an actor in [Mack Sennett](/source/Mack_Sennett)'s [Keystone Studios](/source/Keystone_Studios) films. His acting debut was in *[A Movie Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Movie_Star&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1916).[1] In the early 1920s, he switched off between being the main director of features and being a second unit or [assistant director](/source/Assistant_director);[2] such as with the film *[Molly O'](/source/Molly_O_(1921_film))* (1921), Flickering Youth (1924),[3] and Salome and Shenandoah.[4] He primary directed films *[Among Those Present](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Among_Those_Present_(1919_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)*[5] (1919), *[Andy Takes a Flyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Takes_a_Flyer&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1925), and *[Between Meals](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Between_Meals&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1926). The last film was released after Grey's early death at age 35 from [pneumonia](/source/Pneumonia) in [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California). Grey is buried at [Forest Lawn](/source/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Glendale)) in Glendale.[6] ## Filmography **Director (16 credits)** - 1926 *Hired and Fired* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1926 *The Only Son* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1926 *Pay the Cashier* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1926 *Soft Pedal* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1926 *Don't Butt In* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1926 *Between Meals* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1925 *Andy Takes a Flyer* (Short) - 1922 *The Sleuth* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1922 *Homemade Movies* (Short) (as Ray Gray) - 1922 *Stand Pat* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1922 *Loose Change* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1922 T*ry, Try Again* (Short) (as Raymond Grey) - 1920 *Down on the Farm* (as Ray Gray) - 1919 *A Lady's Tailor* (Short) - 1919 *[Salome vs. Shenandoah](/source/Salome_vs._Shenandoah)* (Short) - 1919 *Among Those Present* (Short) **Actor (6 credits)** - 1924 *Flickering Youth* (Short), Attorney August Gale - 1924 *The Hollywood Kid* (Short), Sheik Star - 1923 *[The Shriek of Araby](/source/The_Shriek_of_Araby)*, Arab Prince - 1921 *[The Ghost in the Garret](/source/The_Ghost_in_the_Garret)*, Oscar White - 1917 *His Rise and Tumble* (Short) - 1916 *A Movie Star* (Short), Jack's Screen Rival **Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (8 credits)** - 1924 *Flickering Youth* (Short) (assistant director) - 1923 *[Suzanna](/source/Suzanna_(film))* (assistant director) - 1922 *The Crossroads of New York* (assistant director) - 1921 *Molly O'* (assistant director) - 1920 *By Golly!* (Short) (assistant director - as Ray Gray) - 1917 *His Parlor Zoo* (Short) (assistant director) - 1917 *A Tuner of Note* (Short) (assistant director) - 1917 *His Rise and Tumble* (Short) (assistant director) **Writer (1 credit)** - *1920 Down on the Farm* (as Ray Gray) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel, by Brent E. Walker, McFarland Publishing, 2013, p. 326](https://books.google.com/books?id=x_icAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22ray+grey%22+screenplay+writer&pg=PA104) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel, by Brent E. Walker, McFarland Publishing, 2013, p. 104](https://books.google.com/books?id=x_icAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22ray+grey%22+screenplay+writer&pg=PA104) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928), By James L. Neibaur, Scarecrow Press, 2012, p. 28](https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5ZoznpiOZoC&dq=Ray+Grey%2C+director&pg=PA28) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Catalog of [Copyright Entries. Part 1. \[B\] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series, by Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 2012, p. 1063](https://books.google.com/books?id=FF8cAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22ray+grey%22+screenplay+writer&pg=PA1063) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Wendy Warwick White, *Ford Sterling: The Life and Films* Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 2007, p. 160](https://books.google.com/books?id=BihxojE-3DYC&dq=ray+grey%2C+Among+Those+Present&pg=PA160) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson 3d edition, McFarland Publishing, 2016, p. 299](https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ray+Grey%22%2C+director&pg=PA299) ## External links - [Ray Grey](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336894/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Hal Roach presents "Between Meals"](http://www.lordheath.com/menu1_1740.html) Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ray Grey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Grey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Grey?action=history)). 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