Satyajit Ray
Known for: Writer
Born: May 2, 1921 — Died: April 23, 1992
Place of birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In 1940, after receiving his degree in science and economics from Calcutta University, he attended Tagore's Viswa-Bharati University. His first movie Pather Panchali (1955) won several International Awards and set Ray as a world-class director. He died on April twenty-third, 1992.
