Ralph M. Like

Ralph M. Like
Born(1894-09-02)September 2, 1894
Iowa, US
DiedDecember 27, 1955(1955-12-27) (aged 61)
Newport Beach, California, US
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1927-1943 (film)

Ralph Martin Like (1894–1955) was an American film producer. He was involved with several independent film companies producing low-budget releases on Poverty Row.

In 1932 he established Mayfair Pictures. Other companies he was involved with were Action Pictures and Progressive Pictures. After his studios folded in 1934, he produced only one further film You Can't Beat the Law for Monogram in 1943. Like also worked as a sound engineer at some of the major studios.

From 1932 to 1938 he was married to the actress Blanche Mehaffey, who starred in several of his films. He died in his Newport Beach home on December 27, 1955.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Pitts p.231
  2. ↑ "Miss Mehaffey, Film Star, Becomes Bride of Former Davenporter, Ralph Like". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. 28 August 1932. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "Blanche Mehaffey Granted Divorce". San Pedro News-Pilot. AP. 2 November 1938. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Ralph Like Last Rites Tomorrow". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 30 December 1955. p. 2.

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