Talk:Nicholas Ray

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Eyepatch

Latest comment: 12 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Nick Ray wore a patch over his right eye later in life. Anyone know what happened to it? - Calmypal (T) 07:14, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

Believe it was a Retinal embolism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.78.200.231 (talk) 19:57, 29 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

cancer

Latest comment: 8 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

The text reads that Ray "contracted cancer." Cancer is not communicable; one does not contract it. Cancer develops within the body for any number of reasons, but it's not "catching." BiographyHound (talk) 22:48, 18 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Fixed Thanks for pointing this out. Carlstak (talk) 23:24, 18 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Carlstak How sweet and so quick. BiographyHound (talk) 23:34, 18 November 2025 (UTC)Reply