Birth Name: Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr.
Occupation: Director
Place Of Birth: Wisconsin
Date Of Birth: August 7, 1911
Date Of Death: June 16, 1979
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Nicholas Ray was born on the 7th of August, 1911. He was famous for being a Director. Director of iconic teenage angst films like Johnny Guitar and Rebel Without a cause.
Nicholas Ray was born in Wisconsin. He moved to New York to act in radio and in Eli Kazan’s stage plays after studying art at Frank Lloyd Wright ‘s artist’s colony in Wisconsin. His professional success peaked with Rebel Without a Cause. An addiction to drugs and alcohol forced him to retire from filmmaking and spend the rest of his working life as a professor.
Nicholas Ray was a Leo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Nicholas Ray was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr. is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Nicholas’s Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr. attended Waller High School /La Crosse High School.
Family
Nicholas Ray’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Nicholas Ray’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Nicholas Ray was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr. |
| NICKNAME: | Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., Raymond Nicholas Kienzle, Nicholas Ray, Nicolas Ray |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Nicholas Ray was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Nicholas Ray was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Nicholas Ray had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Nicholas Ray’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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