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Susan Ray: Zen, Cinema, and Life After Nicholas Ray

Episode 189: Susan Ray: Zen, Cinema, and Life After Nicholas Ray

Norm interviews Susan Ray about her transformation from Zen nun to filmmaker, her marriage to director Nicholas Ray, his battle with alcoholism, and her current creative projects including writing and running a cleanse business

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Norm chat with Susan Ray. They discuss her time as an ordained monk at a California monastery, her husband Nicholas Ray's acclaimed but controversial film career, and their collaboration on the experimental film 'We Can't Go Home Again.' Susan opens up about navigating grief, her husband's alcoholism and AA recovery, and her spiritual exploration after his death. She also shares her current projects: writing an autobiographical novel, running a cleanse business, and preserving Nicholas Ray's legacy through their foundation

Produced by Norm Magnusson, Jennifer Hammoud, and Matty Rosenberg @ radiofreerhinecliff.org

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