Albert Ray (August 28, 1897 – February 5, 1944) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter.
 He directed 76 films between 1920 and 1939.
 He also appeared in 18 films between 1915 and 1922.
 He was born in New Rochelle, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
A Tailor-Made Man is a 1922 American comedy silent film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by Albert Ray.
 The film stars Charles Ray, Tom Ricketts, Ethel Grandin, Victor Potel, Stanton Heck, Edythe Chapman, and Irene.
 The film was released on August 5, 1922, by United Artists.
 It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Change of Heart is a 1938 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and written by Frances Hyland and Albert Ray.
 The film stars Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, Lyle Talbot, Delmar Watson and Jane Darwell.
 The film was released on January 14, 1938, by 20th Century Fox.
The Hitcher is a 2007 American horror-thriller film starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton.
 It is a remake of the 1986 film of the same name starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and C. Thomas Howell.
 "The Hitcher" was directed by Dave Meyers and produced by Michael Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes.
 This is the second feature film collaboration between Sean Bean and Michael Bay after the 2005 film "The Island".
Lawless Land is a 1937 American film directed by Albert Ray.
American director and producer Michael Bay started his career directing music videos and commercials.
 This included a commercial for the American Red Cross in 1992 which received a Clio Award, and music videos for Donny Osmond, and Meat Loaf.
 Jerry Bruckheimer recognizing his achievements on commercials offered him the chance to direct one of his productions as Bay's feature film debut.
 Bay did so with Bruckheimer's action comedy "Bad Boys" starring Will Smith, and Martin Lawrence.
 In the same year he also received a Directors Guild of America Award for his work on commercials.
 Bay followed this with action film "The Rock" starring Sean Connery, and Nicolas Cage.
 The film was a commercial success grossing over $335 million at the worldwide box-office.
 In 1998, he directed, and produced the science fiction disaster film "Armageddon" which was the highest-grossing film of the year, and Bay received the Saturn Award for Best Director.
 After the success of "Armageddon" he also became the youngest director to gross $1 billion at the worldwide box-office.
The Girl I Loved is a 1923 American drama silent film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by Albert Ray.
 The film stars Charles Ray, Patsy Ruth Miller, Ramsey Wallace, Edythe Chapman and William Courtright.
 The film was released on February 15, 1923, by United Artists.
The Courtship of Miles Standish is a 1923 American silent epic historical romantic drama film produced by and starring Charles Ray, Enid Bennett, and E. Alyn Warren.
 Directed by Frederic Sullivan, nephew of the famous composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, and scripted by Albert Ray, the film is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish".
 No known prints of the film exist and it is now presumed lost.
Peter A. Coclanis is an American historian, currently the Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 His current concerns are business history and has studied places such as American South and Southeast Asia.
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.
 The films he has produced and directed, which include "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and the "Transformers" film series (2007–present), have grossed over US$ worldwide, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in history.
 He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a.
 The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness.
 He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror movies including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "The Amityville Horror" (2005), "The Hitcher" (2007), "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010).

Question: Were Michael Bay and Albert Ray both directors?
Answer: yes