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[citation needed], Collins resided in Claremont, California until his death on December 24, 2012, aged 76. [citation needed], Hunt was eventually replaced by Frank Zappa, and the group evolved into the Mothers of Invention. His great-grandfather was John Ridwell, commandant of Sutter's Fort before the Gold Rush. Collins grew up in Pomona, California singing in his school choir, the son of a local police officer.



In 1968 Ray quit The Mothers of Invention and was replaced by Lowell George, but continued to contribute to other Zappa projects through the mid-1970s.
Made his stage debut at 14 in Vancouver and toured in vaudeville, where he met his future wife Joan.

He would also play key roles in Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and Touch of Evil (1958). trailinghome@hotmail.com, Other Works Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio and television.
Position: Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg) Born: February 11, 1887 in Colchester, VT us. 6, The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute, The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels, Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words, King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa, Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ray_Collins_(musician)&oldid=952189317, Articles needing additional references from January 2013, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2019, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 April 2020, at 00:36. Died: January 9, 1970 in Colchester, VT.

Collins' best known (albeit uncredited) work on this series, however, was in the infamous "The War of the Worlds" broadcast, playing three roles, including Mr. Wilmuth (on whose farm the Martian craft lands) and the newscaster who describes the destruction of New York.

He later appeared twice as a panelist on nationwide debates televised on C*SPAN. Collins appeared in over 90 films in all, including Leave Her to Heaven (1945), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Crack-Up (1946), A Double Life (1947), two entries in the "Ma and Pa Kettle" series (as in-law Benjamin Parker), and The Desert Song (1953), in which he played the non-singing role of Kathryn Grayson's father.