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Ray Buffum(1904-1980)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Ray Buffum was born on 8 August 1904 in Johnson, Nebraska, USA. Ray was a writer and producer, known for The Brain from Planet Arous (1957), So This Is Paris (1954) and Teenage Monster (1957). Ray was married to Sarah Ahn. Ray died on 13 December 1980 in Tarzana, California, USA.
BornAugust 8, 1904
DiedDecember 13, 1980(76)
BornAugust 8, 1904
DiedDecember 13, 1980(76)
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Known for

John Agar, Robert Fuller, and Joyce Meadows in The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
The Brain from Planet Arous
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1957
Tony Curtis and Gloria DeHaven in So This Is Paris (1954)
So This Is Paris
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1954
Teenage Monster (1957)
Teenage Monster
3.7
  • Writer
  • 1957
Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
3.7
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer

  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay and story
    • 1963
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Grand Jury (1959)
    Grand Jury
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1959–1960
  • Scott Brady in Shotgun Slade (1959)
    Shotgun Slade
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • John Bromfield in U.S. Marshal (1958)
    U.S. Marshal
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • teleplay
    • 1958–1959
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • Island of Lost Women (1959)
    Island of Lost Women
    5.1
    • writer
    • 1959
  • John Bromfield in The Sheriff of Cochise (1956)
    The Sheriff of Cochise
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • teleplay
    • 1958
  • Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
    Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Teenage Monster (1957)
    Teenage Monster
    3.7
    • writer
    • 1957
  • John Agar, Robert Fuller, and Joyce Meadows in The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
    The Brain from Planet Arous
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
    Teen-Age Crime Wave
    3.7
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Tony Curtis and Gloria DeHaven in So This Is Paris (1954)
    So This Is Paris
    6.0
    • story
    • 1954
  • Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1954
  • John Bromfield, Clayton Moore, Wanda Hendrix, and Gary Merrill in The Black Dakotas (1954)
    The Black Dakotas
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1954

Producer

  • The Art Ford Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Broadway Open House (1950)
    Broadway Open House
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Mysteries of Chinatown
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1949–1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 8, 1904
    • Johnson, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • December 13, 1980
    • Tarzana, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Sarah AhnOctober 3, 1957 - December 13, 1980 (his death)
  • Other works
    (1946-51) Radio: Staff writer for "The Casebook of Gregory Hood".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Husband of Soorah Ahn, sister of actor Philip Ahn.

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