About Ray McCarey
Lived 1904 – 1948 (aged 44). Ray McCarey was an American film director and director.
Raymond Benedict McCarey (September 6, 1904 – December 1, 1948) was an American film director, brother of director Leo McCarey.
Biography Ray McCarey was the son of boxing promoter Thomas McCarey. He was the younger brother of producer and director Leo McCarey. He was occasionally billed as Raymond McCarey but usually as Ray McCarey.
McCarey began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy. He also worked with Roscoe Arbuckle, the Three Stooges, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Dandridge among many others. Most of his feature film work consisted of "B" pictures and low-budget films. He directed 62 films between 1930 and 1948.
McCarey and his wife, the former Grace Thomas, had two children.
Selected filmography
Swing High (1930) Two Plus Fours (1930) Free Eats (1932) Scram! (1932) Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) In the Dough (1932) Close Relations (1933) Tomalio (1933) Girl o' My Dreams (1934) Men in Black (1934) Three Little Pigskins (1934) Sunset Range (1935) Three Cheers for Love (1936) Oh, Doctor (1937) Goodbye Broadway (1938) Outside These Walls (1939) You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940) It Happened in Flatbush (1942) That Other Woman (1942) Passport to Destiny (1944) Atlantic City (1944) Strange Triangle (1946) The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Ray McCarey?
film director (1904-1948)
When was Ray McCarey born?
Ray McCarey was born on 6 September 1904 in Los Angeles.
When did Ray McCarey die?
Ray McCarey died on 1 December 1948 in Woodland Hills.
What was Ray McCarey's occupation?
Ray McCarey was a film director and director.
What nationality was Ray McCarey?
Ray McCarey was American.
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