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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 .
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.
- Actor, Writer, Producer
- August 30, 1896
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- July 29, 1983
Raymond Massey was a Canadian-American actor who played Abraham Lincoln five times and was a veteran of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. He was also a scion of the Massey family, a farm implement manufacturing business, and a US citizen who died in 1983.
- August 30, 1896
- July 29, 1983
Massey was born Raymond Hart Massey in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford and at the University of Toronto. Massey served in the Canadian Army during World War II. Massey moved to London to begin his acting career in 1922.
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. After World War I he continued his education, at ...
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Raymond Hart Massey 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 ...
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 Angeles, relatives said today.
