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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).
Raymond Massey. Actor: Arsenic and Old Lace. Educated at the University of Toronto & Balliol College, Oxford, he joined the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I, served in France & was wounded.
- August 30, 1896
- July 29, 1983
Raymond Massey (1896-1983) was a Canadian-American actor, writer and producer. He starred in films such as Arsenic and Old Lace, East of Eden and Abe Lincoln in Illinois, and was nominated for an Oscar for Things to Come.
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Raymond Massey (born August 30, 1896, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died July 29, 1983, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and producer. Massey was born into a prominent Toronto family. He served in the Canadian Army and was wounded at Ypres, France, in 1916.
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Jul 31, 1983 · Raymond Massey, who starred in movies as Abraham Lincoln and on television as Dr. Gillespie in the ''Dr. Kildare'' series, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los...
Exceptionally tall, with distinctive, unconventional features and a commanding presence, actor Raymond Massey built an impressive career out of playing reassuring authority figures and scheming villains equally well.
Raymond Massey was a Canadian-born stage and movie actor who starred in films such as 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' and 'Arsenic and Old Lace'. He also appeared in British cinema, Broadway, and TV, and was related to the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company.
