Ray Stark

American film producer (1915-2004)
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Summary

Ray Stark was born on October 3, 1915[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on January 17, 2004[3], in West Hollywood[4]. He worked as a film producer[5] and producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,006 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Award received: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Industry: film industry[12]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[13]
  • Family name: Stark[14]
  • Given name: Ray[15]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[16]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[17], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture[18]
  • Birth name: Raymond Otto Stark[19]
  • Start of work period: 1939[20]
  • P14750: AABA-3311-6E61-DBA3-7DB2[21]

Why It Matters

Ray Stark has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Ray Stark born?

Ray Stark was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Ray Stark die?

Ray Stark passed away in West Hollywood[4].

What did Ray Stark do for work?

Ray Stark worked as a film producer[5] and producer[6].

What awards did Ray Stark receive?

Honors received include Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. Retrieved . aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . razzies.com. Retrieved . razzies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
    Early modern letters online person id → 1952a69f-cc2b-46ab-9104-10e288705123
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 'pt', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 63498
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 63498, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  3. 8w ago · Python72 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Raymond Otto Stark'}
    P14750 → AABA-3311-6E61-DBA3-7DB2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Birth name: Raymond Otto Stark"
  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0088318-Stark-Ray-19152004
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0088318-Stark-Ray-19152004, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ray
    Family name → Stark
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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