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Ray Mala was born Ray Wise in the small village of Candle, Alaska, to a Russian Jewish immigrant father and an Iñupiaq mother. He was born during a time when Alaska was still only a territory of the United States and was viewed by most Americans as a vast, mysterious frontier.
Movie Actor. Birthday December 27, 1906. Birth Sign Capricorn. Birthplace Alaska. DEATH DATE Sep 23, 1952 (age 45) About. Native Alaskan actor who became the first of his people to star in Hollywood. He starred in the Woody Van Dyke-directed film, Eskimo, which won an Academy Award. Before Fame.
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Dec 21, 2011 · An Alaska Native and the first non-white actor to receive top billing in Hollywood entertainment, Mala was born on December 27th, 1906 in Candle, Alaska. Over the course of his career, he worked...
Aug 21, 2018 · The Associated Press. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Inupiaq actor and cinematographer who came to fame during Hollywood’s golden age has been reburied in Alaska 65 years after his death. The cremated...
Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, also known as Ach-nach-chiak ( Iñupiaq othography: Aġnatchiaq or Aġnasiaq ); December 27, 1906 – September 23, 1952) was a prominent Native American Hollywood actor.
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Ray Mala Rank. 35532nd most popular person ever; 72nd born on December 27; 68th born in 1906; 2810th Capricorn
Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise) was an American actor. Born to a Native Alaskan Inupiaq mother and Russian Jewish immigrant father, he was one of Hollywood's foremost Native actors from the early 1920s until his death in 1952. Read More. Known For. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island. The Mad Doctor of Market Street. Eskimo. The Jungle Princess.
