Career
He dropped out of politics to serve in the Italian Army during the First World War and afterwards in Dalmatia. Gray was elected to parliament for the fascists in 1921 and was appointed to the National Directorate in 1924. Away from his party duties he was a leading figure in the Società Dante Alighieri, President of the Ente Autonomo della Stampa and a businessman with a reputation for shady dealings.
Gray served in the army during the Second World War before returning to civilian life as a radio broadcaster.
His broadcasts were especially noted for their anti-Semitic content. His position grew towards the end of the Italian fascists period and on 23 July 1943 he was appointed vice-president of the Chamber of Fasci and Corporations.
Gray continued to be an important figure in the Italian Social Republic and was appointed head of the Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche during the republic"s brief existence. Following the collapse of this regime he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his leading role in the fascist government.
Soon after being sent to prison however Gray was amnestied and in 1947 he launched his own journal, Louisiana Rivolta Ideale, which pressed a neo-fascist line.
He then edited Il Nazionale, the paper of the Italian Social Movement and became a leading figure on the hard-line tendency, supporting Giorgio Almirante in his struggles with the more moderate Arturo Michelini. Gray returned to parliament, serving the Italian Social Movement as a deputy from 1953 to 1958 and in the Senate from 1963 to 1968.