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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Born in Montana to homesteading parents, Robert Bray eventually moved to Seattle with his family and attended Lincoln High School. After graduation, he knocked around for a while as a lumberjack, cowboy and a member of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps).
As a young man, Bray worked for a while in Hollywood as a studio carpenter in the early 1940s, before joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 during World War II. He saw heavy action in the South Pacific during his tour of duty, before finally mustering out as a Master Sergeant at war's end.
With aspirations of being a taxidermist or owner of a hunting/fishing lodge, Bray finally decided to pursue acting as a career, and was eventually signed in 1946 to a contract at RKO Pictures where he was looked upon as the new Gary Cooper. He spent three years of a seven-year deal playing supporting roles in a variety of RKO police dramas and Tim Holt westerns before his contract was dropped. From then until the early 1960s when he landed the plum TV role of Ranger Corey Stuart in the Lassie (1954) TV series, he was a freelance actor, who found work mainly portraying he-men such as a tough cavalry officers, hard-bitten cops, a stagecoach driver, etc., in a wide range of action-oriented movies and television episodes. He won the part in "Lassie" over several other candidates because of his affinity for animals, and theirs for him.
Earlier in his career Bray played in some well-received if minor roles such as "Carl" the bus driver in Bus Stop (1956), the film that finally got Marilyn Monroe taken seriously as a dramatic actress. That picture's director, Joshua Logan, offered Bray a part in his next film, South Pacific (1958) but, to his never-ending regret, Bray instead opted to star in several forgettable low-budget pictures for Allied Artists. "Had I appeared in the smash hit South Pacific," he said, "who knows where I might have ended up."
After being replaced on "Lassie" in 1968, Bray's motivation for continued acting work waned and he eventually retired with his wife Joan to Bishop, California, where he could often be found cruising around town in his Winnebago motor home with his dog Lady. An ardent fly fisherman, hunter, model duck carver and all-around sportsman, Bob lived out his final years in the shadow of the eastern High Sierras, where he made so many of his early western movies. After his passing in 1983, his ashes were scattered over Zuma Beach, California, where he spent many pleasant days as a young man.- Matt Crowley was born on 20 June 1905 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Mob (1951), The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) and The Front Page (1945). He died on 7 March 1983 in Clearwater, Florida, USA.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Manuel J. Goyanes was born in 1913 in Spain. He was a producer and production manager, known for Un rayo de luz (1960), An Angel Has Appeared (1961) and El negro que tenía el alma blanca (1951). He died on 7 March 1983 in Madrid, Spain.- Marjorie Zeidler was born on 4 August 1907 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Ghost Train (1948), The Winslow Boy (1948) and Acacia Avenue (1948). She died on 7 March 1983 in St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
- Lutz Eigendorf was born on 16 July 1956 in Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany [now Brandenburg, Germany]. He was married to Josephine and Gabriele. He died on 7 March 1983 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Actress
Virginia Isham was born on 25 April 1898 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England, UK. She was an actress. She died on 7 March 1983 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Claude Vivier was born on 14 April 1948 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a composer and actor, known for The Light from the Chocolate Factory (2020), Petites chroniques cannibales: 1. Rosalie (1997) and Matinee (1989). He died on 7 March 1983 in Paris, France.- Rip Engle was born on 26 March 1906 in Elk Lick, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Mary Weber Broughton. He died on 7 March 1983 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Additional Crew
Árpád Csanádi was born on 23 February 1923 in Pesterzsébet, Hungary. Árpád is known for Two Half-Times in Hell (1961). Árpád died on 7 March 1983 in Budapest, Hungary.- Elder Barber was born on 6 May 1934 in Monteros, Cordoba, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Canario rojo (1955), Melodías de hoy (1960) and Canciones de una vida (1979). She died on 7 March 1983 in Madrid, Spain.
- Soundtrack
Igor Markevitch was born on 27 July 1912 in Kiev, Russian Empire. He was married to Kyra Nijinska and Donna Topazia Caetani. He died on 7 March 1983 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.