Person Open DS/UK/13685 Fury; Ray (fl 1960s-1970s); British wrestler, wrestling promoter Fury Ray fl 1960s-1970s British wrestler, wrestling promoter Male

Born in Istanbul to British parents, Fury spent his childhood in Greece, Egypt and India. Learning to wrestle at the Foresters Club and the London Central YMCA he was guided by ex wrestler Mike Demitre who encouraged him to turn professional, which he did in 1961, eleven years after entering Britain. He left Joint Promotions in January 1971. He had formed a new company with another ex Joints wrestler, Frank Rimer, and the two of them set themselves up as opposition promoters known as Independent Joint Promotions. High profile names such as Joe Zaranoff, Hans Streiger, Don Stedman and The Wild Man of Borneo were soon working for the company. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 3/11/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 92f36df2-7cfd-4478-a017-2293fdddd2f4