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- Birth nameMax van Gelder
- Max Geldray was born on February 12, 1916 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and composer, known for The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956), BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) and Son of Fred (1956). He died on October 5, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Professional Harmonica player
- Formed an amateur harmonica group, "The Blow Hards", as musical therapy for patients at the Stroke Center in Palm Springs.
- Was a regular performer on the BBC radio comedy show "The Goon Show" during the 1950s.
- In the early 1950s Geldray's marriage ended with divorce, after the relationship had "burned itself out", and he began a relationship with a dancer, Barbara.
- Geldray worked in the casinos of Reno, appearing with Sarah Vaughan and Billy Daniels; he did not like the city, so returned to Los Angeles.
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