In 1921 a boy from Candle, Alaska took a job in Hollywood. His name was Ray Wise, but as Ray Mala he became a movie star and a highly sought-after cinematographer, especially when it came to the Arctic. Many new details of the Ray Mala story have recently come to light, and will be heard the next Talk of Alaska.
Photo (Top) by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage: Lael Morgan, author of “Eskimo Star, From the Tundra to Tinseltown: the Ray Mala Story,” displays her book in the Talk of Alaska Studio.
Photo (Right) courtesy of Epicenter Press: Melbourne Spurr, a professional photography in Hollywood, was hired to take this portrait of Ray Wise Mala to add to Mala’s portfolio early in the young actor’s career.
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HOST:
- Steve Heimel, APRN
GUESTS:
- Lael Morgan, author of “Eskimo Star, From the Tundra to Tinseltown: the Ray Mala Story”
- Callers Statewide
PARTICIPATE:
- Post your comment before, during or after the live broadcast (comments may be read on air)
- Send e-mail to talk [at] aprn [dot] org (comments may be read on air)
- Call 550-8422 in Anchorage or 1-800-478-8255 during the live broadcast
LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
