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Jean Ray(1887-1964)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Jean Ray was born on 8 July 1887 in Ghent, Belgium. Jean was a writer and producer, known for The Big Scare (1964), The Legend of Doom House (1971) and L'étrange collection. Jean died on 17 September 1964 in Ghent, Belgium.
BornJuly 8, 1887
DiedSeptember 17, 1964(77)
BornJuly 8, 1887
DiedSeptember 17, 1964(77)
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Known for

The Big Scare (1964)
The Big Scare
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1964
Orson Welles, Michel Bouquet, and Susan Hampshire in The Legend of Doom House (1971)
The Legend of Doom House
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1971
L'étrange collection
L'étrange collection
  • Writer
    Les contes fantastiques (1966)
    Les contes fantastiques
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • L'étrange collection
      • short story: "La ruelle ténébreuse"
      • Pre-production
    • Une aventure d'Harry Dickson (2016)
      Une aventure d'Harry Dickson
      Short
      • creator
      • 2016
    • Irish Whisky (2003)
      Irish Whisky
      5.9
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • La griffe d'Horus
      4.2
      TV Short
      • characters
      • 1990
    • Déséquilibres
      Short
      • story
      • 1982
    • Orson Welles, Michel Bouquet, and Susan Hampshire in The Legend of Doom House (1971)
      The Legend of Doom House
      6.6
      • novel "Malpertuis"
      • 1971
    • Les contes fantastiques (1966)
      Les contes fantastiques
      TV Series
      • short story
      • Writer
      • 1966–1968
    • The Big Scare (1964)
      The Big Scare
      6.3
      • novel "La cité de l'indicible peur"
      • 1964

    Producer

    • Harvester (2025)
      Harvester
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John Peter Flanders
    • Born
      • July 8, 1887
      • Ghent, Belgium
    • Died
      • September 17, 1964
      • Ghent, Belgium
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Articles

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      One of the Belgian masters of the Gothic novel.

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