Ray by Ray: A Daughter's Take on the Legend of Nicholas Ray by Ray, Nicca

An essential new perspective on Nicholas Ray--legendary Hollywood director of Rebel Without a Cause--by his daughter and namesake Nicca, who examines her father's genius and demons, unraveling myths to illuminate who he really was, what drove him to create, and who, now, is Nicca Ray?Author: Nicca RayPublisher: Three Rooms PressPublished: 04/28/2020Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781941110874Age Range: 16-UPReview Citation(s): Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 90Shelf Awareness 05/01/2020About the AuthorNicca Ray was raised in Los Angeles, not far from where scenes from her father's most famous film, Rebel Without a Cause, were shot. In her early teen years, she became heavily involved in the L.A. punk scene, and spent a decade mimicking her father through drug and alcohol abuse. After becoming sober in her early twenties, she moved to New York City, where she still lives. At 38, she graduated from New School University, writing and direct