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John Griffith Wray(1881-1929)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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John Griffith Wray
John Griffith Wray was born on 30 August 1881 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Gilded Butterfly (1926), Her Reputation (1923) and Human Wreckage (1923). He was married to Bradley King and Virginia Brissac. He died on 12 July 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 30, 1881
DiedJuly 12, 1929(47)
BornAugust 30, 1881
DiedJuly 12, 1929(47)
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Known for

Alma Rubens in The Gilded Butterfly (1926)
The Gilded Butterfly
  • Director
  • 1926
May McAvoy in Her Reputation (1923)
Her Reputation
  • Director
  • 1923
Human Wreckage (1923)
Human Wreckage
6.9
  • Director
  • 1923
The Winding Stair (1925)
The Winding Stair
  • Director
  • 1925

Credits

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Director



  • Leatrice Joy and Walter Pidgeon in A Most Immoral Lady (1929)
    A Most Immoral Lady
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Holmes Herbert, and Carmel Myers in The Careless Age (1929)
    The Careless Age
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Walter Pidgeon in The Gateway of the Moon (1928)
    The Gateway of the Moon
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Blanche Sweet in Singed (1927)
    Singed
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Margaret Livingston in Hell's Four Hundred (1926)
    Hell's Four Hundred
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Alma Rubens in The Gilded Butterfly (1926)
    The Gilded Butterfly
    • Director
    • 1926
  • The Winding Stair (1925)
    The Winding Stair
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Leatrice Joy in The Marriage Cheat (1924)
    The Marriage Cheat
    • Director
    • 1924
  • William Russell and Blanche Sweet in Anna Christie (1923)
    Anna Christie
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1923
  • May McAvoy in Her Reputation (1923)
    Her Reputation
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Human Wreckage (1923)
    Human Wreckage
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Madge Bellamy and Oscar the Elephant in Soul of the Beast (1923)
    Soul of the Beast
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1923
  • What a Wife Learned (1923)
    What a Wife Learned
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Hail the Woman (1921)
    Hail the Woman
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Beau Revel (1921)
    Beau Revel
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1921

Writer



  • Jack Oakie in The Sap from Syracuse (1930)
    The Sap from Syracuse
    5.6
    • play (as John Wray)
    • 1930
  • Mae Busch and Chester Morris in Alibi (1929)
    Alibi
    5.6
    • play "Nightstick"
    • 1929

Producer



  • Alma Rubens in The Gilded Butterfly (1926)
    The Gilded Butterfly
    • producer
    • 1926

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John Wray
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • August 30, 1881
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • July 12, 1929
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Bradley KingOctober 7, 1928 - July 16, 1929 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Nightstick" (filmed as Alibi (1929))
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In the 20s, he was among the leading directors of the Thomas H. Ince studio, which included the melodrama Human Wreckage (1923), which was a probe into drug addition sparked by the demise of actor Wallace Reid, and the first version of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1923) starring Blanche Sweet.

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