Bingham Ray put in the hospital at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah -- Bingham Ray, lately named executive director from the Bay Area Film Society, was put in the hospital Saturday while attending the Sundance Film Fest using what was broadly reported like a stroke. "Our ideas and hopes are with Bingham for any fast and full recovery and our sympathies go to his family and the many buddies and co-workers at Sundance and through the independent film world," stated Pat McBaine, SFFS board leader. Ray, an old U . s . Artists prexy, was recuperating in a hospital in nearby Provo. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com