Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Actor, Film actor
1902 – 1976
Who was Ray "Crash" Corrigan?
Ray "Crash" Corrigan, born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in B-Western movies. He also performed stunts and frequently appeared in a gorilla costume at both the beginning and end of his film career; Corrigan owned his own ape costume.
In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville." The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it "Hopetown." It is now a Regional Park and nature preserve.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1902
Milwaukee - Also known as
- Raymond Benard
- Ray Corrigan
- Crash Corrigan
- Gorilla
- Ray Benard
- Nbongo
- Naba
- Crash
- Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- Raymond Benitz
- Spouses
- Rita Jane Smeal
( - 1954) - Elaine DuPont
- Rita Jane Smeal
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 10, 1976
Brookings - Resting place
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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