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name: "Roger Kay"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "9 December 1921"
died: "3 March 2001"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:40:45.093592+00:00"
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# Roger Kay

Director. Born 9 December 1921 in Cairo, Egypt. Died 3 March 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 9 December 1921, Cairo, Egypt
- **Died:** 3 March 2001

## Biography

Roger Kay (1921–2001) was a director and producer. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he held master's degrees in law and music and a doctorate in psychology from the Sorbonne. He directed at the Grand Guignol theatre in Paris before working in film and television.

Kay directed one episode of the series *The Twilight Zone* (1963) and episodes of *Perry Mason* (1957–1959). His feature films include *The Cabinet of Caligari* (1962), which he also produced, and *Shootout at Big Sag* (1962), which he wrote. He later directed the French film *La puce et le privé* (1981).

*Sources: imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Perry Mason* (1957), Director
- *The Cabinet of Caligari* (1962), Director

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