Artist · Belgium
“John Flanders”
Jean Ray.
Belgium, 1887 to 1964
Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (8 July 1887 to 17 September 1964 was a prolific Belgian (Flemish) writer best known under the pen name Jean Ray. Among English speakers, his most prominent work is the macabre novel Malpertuis (1943) under the Ray name, which was filmed by Harry Kümel in 1971 (starring Orson Welles). He also wrote journalism, stories for young readers in Dutch by the name John Flanders, and scenarios for comic strips and detective stories.
Biodata
- Born
- 1887, Ghent
- Died
- 1964, Ghent
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Work
- comics writer, screenwriter, writer, children's writer
- Also known as
- John Flanders, Jean Raymond de Kremer, Jean Raymond De Kremer, Raymond de Cremer
Jean Ray, in numbers
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