Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Ray”
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Veronica Wells
Ray’s Two Moms
One aspect of the Ray’s life that was completely neglected from the film was the fact that there were two women who greatly shaped his childhood and ultimately the man he grew up to be. In his biography, Brother Ray, he explained that he had a biological mother, Aretha and an adoptive mother, Mary Jane, who he called “mother.” After the movie was released Ray’s co-author David Fritz told Slate that after a 6 year old Ray went blind, his biological mother stressed the importance of him being independent, while his adoptive mother, allowed him to indulge.
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