Raymod "Ray" Standish Grey (February 19, 1890,

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- April 18, 1925, Glendale, California) was an American film director,

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

, screenwriter and the father of

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

Virginia Grey Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 – July 31, 2004) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 films and a number of radio and television shows from the 1930s to the early 1980s. Biography Grey was born on March 22, 1917, in Edendale, Calif ...

. Grey got his start as an actor in

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

's Keystone Studios films. His acting debut was in '' A Movie Star'' (1916). In the early 1920s, he switched off between being the main director of features and being a second unit or assistant director; such as with the film '' Molly O''' (1921), Flickering Youth (1924), and Salome and Shenandoah. Primary directed such films as ''

Among Those Present ''Among Those Present'' is a 1921 American "three-reeler" silent comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis and Mary Pickford . Plot Mrs. O'Brien (Herring) is eager to be accepted as part of high societ ...

'' (1919), '' Andy Takes a Flyer'' (1925), and '' Between Meals'' (1926). The last film was released after Grey's early death at age 35 from

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. Grey is buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson 3d edition, McFarland Publishing, 2016, p. 299
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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 ''Salome vs. Shenandoah'' is a 1919 American silent film comedy short directed by Ray Grey, Erle C. Kenton, and Ray Hunt. It starred Ben Turpin, Charles Murray, and Phyllis Haver. It was produced by Mack Sennett and distributed by Famous Player ...

'' (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 ''The Shriek of Araby'' is a 1923 American silent film comedy starring Ben Turpin and directed by F. Richard Jones for producer Mack Sennett, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is a spoof of Rudolph Valentino’s hit 1921 film '' The She ...

'', Arab Prince *1921 ''

The Ghost in the Garret ''The Ghost in the Garret'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and written by Fred Chaston and Wells Hastings. The film stars Dorothy Gish, Downing Clarke, Mrs. David Landau, William Parke Jr., Ray Grey, Walte ...

'', 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'' (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)

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Hal Roach presents "Between Meals"
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