Bernard B. Ray

Bernard B. Ray
Born
Benjamin Shamrayevsky[1]

November 18, 1895
Moscow, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 10, 1964 (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Other namesFranklin Shamray (pseudonym)
Occupation(s)Producer, Director
Years active1926-1960 (film)

Bernard Benny Ray (born Benjamin Shamrayevsky, November 18, 1895 - December 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American film producer and director.[2] He is closely associated with the production of low-budget B films of Poverty Row, involved with companies such as Reliable Pictures during the 1930s.

In some film credits, like Rio Rattler (1935), he has used the pseudonym "Franklin Shamray".

  1. ^ "California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3R-93M : 11 March 2018), Bernard Benny Or Benjamin Ray Or Shamrayevsky, 1928; citing Naturalization, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1525 (United States: National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, 2016).
  2. ^ Pitts p.319