Raymond Massey

Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor, known for his commanding, stage-trained voice. For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised his role as Lincoln on television and in How the West Was Won (1962). Among his other well-known roles were Dr. Gillespie in the NBC television series Dr. Kildare (1961–1966), John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940) and Seven Angry Men (1955), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).^[1]

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Raymond Massey
Massey in a publicity photo for Adventures in Paradise, May 1961
Born	Raymond Hart Massey (1896-08-30)August 30, 1896 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 29, 1983(1983-07-29) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Beaverdale Memorial Park in New Haven, Connecticut
Alma mater	University of Toronto Balliol College, Oxford
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1918–1973
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Margery Fremantle ​ ​ (m. 1921; div. 1929)​ Adrianne Allen ​ ​ (m. 1929; div. 1939)​ Dorothy Whitney ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1982)​
Children	3, including Anna Massey and Daniel Massey
Relatives	Vincent Massey (brother) Lionel Massey (nephew)
Awards	Hollywood Walk of Fame

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