Indian director from Kolkata whose first film, Pather Panchali in 1955, brought Indian art cinema to world attention and began the Apu Trilogy. Working with small crews and often composing his own scores, Ray built a humanist body of work that stands with the greatest in the medium, honored with an Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 1992.
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Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ʃot̪ːod͡ʒit̪ rae̯] ; 2 May 1921-23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer.
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He received an Academy Honorary Award in 1992.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Year: 1921
- Death Year: 1992
- Nationality: Indian
- Defining Contribution: Pather Panchali, 1955, and the Apu Trilogy
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Satyajit Ray
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