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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.
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.
Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian - American actor. Early life. 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.
Jul 8, 2024 · 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.
Raymond Massey was nominated for his one and only Academy Award for his performance as Abraham Lincoln in John Cromwell’s nice-looking but overly reverential Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), based on Robert E. Sherwood’s play in which Massey had starred on Broadway.
A biography and filmography of Raymond Massey, who became best known as Dr Gillespie in the Dr Kildare TV series, but who previously had enjoyed a glittering career on both Hollywood and Broadway.
