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Raymond Burr
Age: 76 (passed away Sep. 12th, 1993)
Height: 6' 1 1/2"
Birth Place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Born: May. 21st, 1917
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BIOGRAPHY: Born as Raymond 'William Stacy' Burr, 21 May 1917, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Burr spent most of his early life travelling. While still young, his father moved his family to China, while the elder Burr worked as a trade agent. When the family returned to Canada, Raymond's parents divorced; his mother then took him to Vallejo, California, where she raised him with the aid of his grandparents. As he got older, Burr began to take jobs to support his mother, younger sister and younger brother. He took jobs as a ranch hand in Roswell, New Mexico; as a deputy sheriff; a photo salesman; and even as a singer in night clubs.
In World War Two, Burr served in the Navy. When in Okinawa, he was shot in the stomach and sent home. Soon after this, in 1946, Burr made his film debut in San Quentin (1946). From there, he went on to act in more than 90 films before landing the role of defense attorney "Perry Mason" (1957) in the series of the same name. Then, in 1993, after a battle with cancer that dated back to his days on "Perry Mason", Burr died on 12 September 1993 at his ranch home.
TRIVIA:
- His mother, Minerva Burr, died in 1974, at the age of 81 of cancer and father, William Burr, died in 1985, at the age of 96 of old age.
- He was incredibly generous, giving most of his money to charities and sharing it with friends.
- Longtime companion of 'Robert Benevides (III)' (qv). Benevides was a young actor Raymond met on the set of the original "Perry Mason". He was thirteen years Raymond's junior and had a small role in the sci-fi flick _The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)_ (qv) billed as Bob Benevedes.
- On October 1, 1993 a memorial service was held at the Pasadena Playhouse, the very same theatre that he had made his acting debut 50 years before. A director's chair with "RAYMOND BURR" placed in the centre stage played host to friends who paid tribute.
- He cultivated an orchid that he named after his former _"Perry Mason" (1957)_ (qv), co-star, 'Barbara Hale' (qv), as the symbol of friendship.
- After he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, he refused to undergo surgery so that he could star in his final 2 TV movies: _The Return of Ironside (1993) (TV)_ (qv) and _Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993) (TV)_ (qv).
- Burr's official biography stated that he had been previously married, but both his wives and one child had died. However, these details were fabricated in an attempt to hide the fact that Burr was gay. Only one brief marriage which ended in divorce had actually occurred; the other marriage and the child were fiction.
- Had an art gallery on California's Rodeo Drive in the early '50s.
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