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Bingham Ray was an American film producer, executive, and director. He was born on October 1, 1954 in Bronxville, New York. He was the co-founder of October Films, a film distribution company, and was a key figure in the independent film movement of the 1990s. Ray attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied film and graduated in 1976. After college, he worked as a film programmer at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, and then as a film buyer for the San Francisco-based Landmark Theatres chain. In 1991, Ray co-founded October Films with Jeff Lipsky and John Schmidt. October Films was a film distribution company that specialized in independent films. Ray served as the company's president and CEO until it was sold to USA Films in 1999. Ray was also a producer and executive producer on several films, including "The Brothers McMullen" (1995), "The Spitfire Grill" (1996), "The Apostle" (1997), and "The Big Lebowski" (1998). Ray died on January 23, 2012, at the age of 57, after suffering a stroke. At the time of his death, Ray had an estimated net worth of $10 million. He earned his wealth through his career as a film producer, executive, and director.

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Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 1 October, 1954
Birthday 1 October
Birthplace Bronxville, NY
Date of death January 23, 2012,
Died Place Provo, UT
Nationality United States

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His wife is Nancy King (m. ?–2012)

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2015

The 2015 feature documentary The First Film which proves the world's very first film was made in England by Louis Le Prince is also dedicated to Bingham Ray.

2013

The 39th Telluride Film Festival in 2013 was dedicated to him. The 2012 film "Stand Up Guys" starring Christopher Walken and Al Pacino is dedicated to him.

2012

As noted by the Independent Feature Project's Gotham Independent Film Awards, "New to the Gotham Awards this year [2012] is the Bingham Ray Award, an award bestowed upon an emerging filmmaker whose work exemplifies a distinctive creative vision and stylistic adventurousness that stands apart from the mainstream and warrants championing. The goal is to bring additional attention to new artists whose work could be seen as conceivably joining the ranks of filmmakers championed by industry veteran Bingham Ray, who died in January."

2001

He was a co-founder of indie film distributor October Films and president of United Artists from 2001 to 2004. At the time of his death, he was executive director of the San Francisco Film Society.

1954

Bingham Ray (1 October 1954 – 23 January 2012) was an American independent film executive.