Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential... Wikipedia

• Born:  May 2, 1921, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Age at death:  70 years
• Died:  April 23, 1992, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
• Alma mater:  Presidency College (BA), Visva-Bharati University (MA)
• Occupation:  Film director, writer, illustrator, music composer, lyricist, author, essayist, calligrapher
• Years active:  1950–1992
• Works:  Filmography, bibliography, calligraphy
• Children:  Sandip Ray
• Parent(s):  Sukumar Ray (father)
• Relatives:  Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (grandfather), Shukhalata Rao (aunt)
• Honors:  Padma Shri (1958), Padma Bhushan (1965), Padma Vibhushan (1976), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1984), Academy Honorary Award (1992), Commander of the Legion of Honour (1987), Bharat Ratna (1992)
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