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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:
- He was incredibly generous, giving most of his money to charities and sharing it with friends.
- Raymond loved to cook and throw intimate dinner parties.
- Was once a famous loungeroom singer in his younger days.
- He, 'Michael J. Fox (I)' (qv) and 'Jim Carrey' (qv) head list of top Canadians in U.S. television compiled by Banff Television Festival, June 2002.
- He is commemorated on a 2008 Canadian postage stamp, one of four honoring achievements of Canadians in Hollywood. The other three depict 'Norma Shearer' (qv), 'Marie Dressler' (qv), and 'Chief Dan George' (qv).
- He had an interest in, and knowledge of, the cultivation and hybridization of orchids. He and partner of 35 years, 'Robert Benevides (III)' (qv), set up Sea God Nurseries, becoming in the 20-odd years of its life an international presence with ranges in Fiji, Hawaii, the Azores Islands and in Southern California. They were responsible for over 1,500 new orchids added to the world-wide catalogue.
- He taught drama at Columbia University.
- Suffered eye damage from always having to look upwards while in a wheelchair on the _"Ironside" (1967)_ (qv) set.
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