As per our current Database, Bill Ray has been died on 9 January, 2020 at Manhattan, New York, USA.
When Bill Ray die, Bill Ray was 84 years old.
| Popular As | Bill Ray |
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| Age | 84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 16, 1936 (Columbus, Nebraska, USA) |
| Birthday | February 16 |
| Town/City | Columbus, Nebraska, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Bill Ray’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Bill Ray was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
In 1964 he joined the Life magazine staff working out of the Beverly Hills bureau. Here he covered top movie stars, including Natalie Wood and Ingrid Bergman, as well as the Alaska earthquake, the richest man in Japan, and the Vietnam War, with many cover stories.
From the Paris bureaus in 1968 to 1971, he covered everything from Paris fashion to Jackie Kennedy's wedding to Aristotle Onassis, travel in Turkey, and wildlife in Ethiopia. After Life ceased weekly publication in 1972, Ray photographed many patent models for a book The Art of Invention; and his photographs appeared in numerous major publications, including Smithsonian Magazine, Archeology, and Fortune.
Ray has also photographed 46 covers for Newsweek. His first pictures appeared in Life magazine in 1958, and he became a staff photographer in 1964. During this time he covered a group of disgruntled Detroit families who drove to Alaska to homestead, known as the 59ers, the national visit of Nikita Kruschev, Elvis Presley leaving for Germany, Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F.
Kennedy, and countless celebrities of the times.
