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John Randolph Bray (1879-1978)

Birthplace:
Addison, Michigan

Born:
August 25, 1879

Died:
October 10, 1978

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Randolph Bray was a pioneer Animator in the early life of American cinema, primarily through his Bray Studios.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Animation:
1914  Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, Ghost Breaker

Director:
1913  Colonel Heeza Liar In Africa
1913  The Artist's Dreams
1914  Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar Foils the Enemy
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar Signs the Pledge
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar in the Haunted Castle
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, Ghost Breaker
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, War Dog
1915  Gertie the Dinosaur
1917  Colonel Heeza Liar on the Jump
1920  The Debut of Thomas Cat
1921  Adopting a Bear Cub

Producer:
1913  Colonel Heeza Liar In Africa
1913  The Artist's Dreams
1914  Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar Foils the Enemy
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar Signs the Pledge
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar in the Haunted Castle
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, Ghost Breaker
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, War Dog
1915  Gertie the Dinosaur
1915  Romiet and Julio
1917  Bobby Bumps, Office Boy
1917  Colonel Heeza Liar on the Jump
1917  Mechanical Operation of British Tanks
1917  The Ruby of Razmataz
1919  Chip Off the Old Block
1919  Dud, the Circus Performer
1919  How Animated Cartoons Are Made
1919  How the Telephone Talks
1919  Out of the Inkwell
1919  The Clown's Pup
1919  The Tantalizing Fly
1920  Dud, Lion Tamer
1920  Perpetual Motion
1920  The Boxing Kangaroo
1920  The Chinaman
1920  The Debut of Thomas Cat
1920  The Kids Find Candy's Catching
1920  The Ouija Board
1921  Adopting a Bear Cub
1923  Colonel Heeza Liar's Burglar
1925  Just Spooks
1926  Monkeys Prefer Blondes
1926  The Cat's Nine Lives
1926  The Pig's Curly Tail
1926  The Tail of the Monkey
1927  Big Pie Raid
1927  Fat and the Canary
1927  Jungle Belles
1927  Oh Boy
1928  Fowl Play

Writer:
1913  Colonel Heeza Liar In Africa
1913  The Artist's Dreams
1914  Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar Foils the Enemy
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar Signs the Pledge
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar in the Haunted Castle
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, Ghost Breaker
1915  Colonel Heeza Liar, War Dog
1915  Gertie the Dinosaur
1915  Romiet and Julio
1917  Bobby Bumps, Office Boy
1917  Colonel Heeza Liar on the Jump
1917  Mechanical Operation of British Tanks
1917  The Ruby of Razmataz
1919  Chip Off the Old Block
1919  Dud, the Circus Performer
1919  How Animated Cartoons Are Made
1919  How the Telephone Talks
1919  Out of the Inkwell
1919  The Clown's Pup
1919  The Tantalizing Fly
1920  Dud, Lion Tamer
1920  Perpetual Motion
1920  The Boxing Kangaroo
1920  The Chinaman
1920  The Debut of Thomas Cat
1920  The Kids Find Candy's Catching
1920  The Ouija Board
1921  Adopting a Bear Cub
1923  Colonel Heeza Liar's Burglar
1925  Just Spooks
1926  Monkeys Prefer Blondes
1926  The Cat's Nine Lives
1926  The Pig's Curly Tail
1926  The Tail of the Monkey
1927  Big Pie Raid
1927  Fat and the Canary
1927  Jungle Belles
1927  Oh Boy
1928  Fowl Play

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