Background
Ray, Reid Hackett was born on October 21, 1901 in Greenville, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Gordon and Frances (Reid) Ray.
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Reid Hackett Ray, American motion picture producer. Fellow Society Motion Picture and Television Engineers (executive vice president 1961-1962, president 1963-1964), Directors Guild American, University Film Association, Council on International Nontheatrical Events (president 1968-1970), Alpha Sigma Phi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Iowa, 1923.
Career
Reorganized company as Ray-Bell Films, Inc., 1926, president, director, producer films, 1926-1947. President, director, producer films successor organization Reid H. Ray Film Industries, Inc., 1947-1969. Professor Rochester Institute of Technology College Photographic Arts and Sciences, Rochester, New York, since 1969.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Society Motion Picture and Television Engineers (executive vice president 1961-1962, president 1963-1964), Directors Guild American, University Film Association, Council on International Nontheatrical Events (president 1968-1970), Alpha Sigma Phi.
Connections
Married Roxanne O'Malley, December 30, 1944. Children by previous marriage– Gordon Reid, James Christian.
