- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Ray Ray
- Ray Ramsey was a Cameraman for MGM and Warner Brothers in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Starting at age 16, he worked as a photographer for Fox Studios. Drafted into WW1 in 1918, he went into the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Again in 1940, he enlisted for WW2 and trained in Rochester New York. Ray rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel before returning to Hollywood in 1942. Married once to Shirley Hughes (stand-in for Myrna Loy 1934-40) and Son-in-Law to John J. Hughes (Art Director for Warner Brothers 1921-1952) and had two sons John (1940) and William Ramsey (1943).
- IMDb mini biography by: Adam Ramsey (Grandson)
- SpousesShirley Hughes(1937 - 1946) (divorced, 2 children)Florence Margaret McQuigg(October 29, 1930 - 1937) (divorced)Muriel Montrose(January 29, 1927 - 1929) (divorced)Lois Boyd(February 25, 1920 - 1927) (divorced, 1 child)
- Ray teamed with Ex-Father-in-Law John J. Hughes in the 1949 Warner Brothers film "Look for the Silver Lining".
- Myrna Loy hosted Ray and Shirley's wedding reception in 1937 at her Coldwater Canyon mansion.
- Camerman Ray and wife Stand-in Shirley teamed up on over 10 movies together from 1934-1940.
- Ray proposed to wife Shirley Hughes (stand-in for Myrna Loy) on the set of Pettycoat Fever (1936), a love story starring Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery.
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