Gene Raymond

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Gene Raymond, born Raymond Guion, was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a composer, writer, director, producer, and decorated military pilot. His screen debut was in Personal Maid (1931). Another early appearance was in the multi-director If I Had a Million with W. C. Fields and Charles Laughton. With his blond good looks, classic profile, and youthful exuberance — plus a name change to the more pronounceable "Gene Raymond" — he scored in films like the classic Zoo in Budapest with Loretta Young, and a series of light RKO musicals, mostly with Ann Sothern. He wrote a number of songs, including the popular "Will You?" which he sang to Sothern in Smartest Girl in Town. His wife, Jeanette MacDonald, sang several of his more classical pieces in her concerts and recorded one entitled "Let Me Always Sing". His most...

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MannixSeries • 1967Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955IronsideSeries • 1967Studio OneSeries • 1948Emergency!Series • 1972Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Climax!Series • 1954The F.B.I.Series • 1965Burke's LawSeries • 1963The Name of the GameSeries • 1968The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952Kraft Television TheatreSeries • 1947The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964LaredoSeries • 1965Judd, for the DefenseSeries • 1967The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries • 1960Tales of TomorrowSeries • 1951Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950Sam BenedictSeries • 1962Johnny RingoSeries • 1959Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries • 1969The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1966