Raymond Massey | |
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Massey in a publicity photo for Adventures in Paradise, May 1961 | |
Born | Raymond Hart Massey August 30, 1896 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Died | July 29, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 86)
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)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 |
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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