A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Addison, Michigan
Born:
August 25, 1879
Died:
October 10, 1978
John Randolph Bray was a pioneer Animator in the early life of American cinema, primarily through his Bray Studios.
Animation:
1914 Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
1915 Colonel Heeza Liar, Ghost Breaker
Director:
1913 A Jungle Flirtation
1913 A Wall Street Wail
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 A Word About "Miss" Liberty
1920 The Debut of Thomas Cat
1921 Adopting a Bear Cub
Producer:
1913 A Jungle Flirtation
1913 A Wall Street Wail
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
1918 Contour Map Reading
1918 How to Fire the Lewis Machine Gun
1918 How to Operate a Stokes Mortar
1918 How to Read an Army Map
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 A Word About "Miss" Liberty
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
1920 The Restaurant
1921 Adopting a Bear Cub
1923 Colonel Heeza Liar's Burglar
1924 The Pied Piper
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 Animal Catchers
1927 Big Pie Raid
1927 Fat and the Canary
1927 Jungle Belles
1927 Oh Boy
1928 Fowl Play
Writer:
1913 A Jungle Flirtation
1913 A Wall Street Wail
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
1918 Contour Map Reading
1918 How to Fire the Lewis Machine Gun
1918 How to Operate a Stokes Mortar
1918 How to Read an Army Map
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 A Word About "Miss" Liberty
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
1920 The Restaurant
1921 Adopting a Bear Cub
1923 Colonel Heeza Liar's Burglar
1924 The Pied Piper
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 Animal Catchers
1927 Big Pie Raid
1927 Fat and the Canary
1927 Jungle Belles
1927 Oh Boy
1928 Fowl Play
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