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
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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