Nicholas Ray

Director and writer. Born 7 August 1911 in Galesville, Wisconsin, USA. Died 16 June 1979.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

7 August 1911, Galesville, Wisconsin, USA

Died

16 June 1979

Active

1950–1977

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Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Nicholas’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $5m across 1 film with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1950–1977

Genres

Drama2
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestBigger Than Life1956

84WorstRebel Without a Cause1955

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71940s

171950s

51960s

81970s

11980s

11990s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1956Best Story · Rebel Without a Cause

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.