Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond was born on Aug 13, 1908 in USA. Gene Raymond's big-screen debut came with Personal Maid directed by Monta Bell in 1931, strarring Dick Gary. Gene Raymond is known for Matinee Theatre directed by Walter Grauman, John Conte stars as Self - Host and Sarah Churchill as Charlotte Lovell. The most recent award Gene Raymond achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new tvshow Gene Raymond plays is The Invisible Man - Season 1 which will be released on May 06, 1975.

Gene Raymond was born on August 13, 1908, in New York City as Raymond Guion. He was a child performer and a Broadway veteran by the age of 12. Blond, husky, and handsome, he enjoyed his greatest popularity in the 1930s and early 1940s. His big break came in Personal Maid (1931). He was soon cast in classics such as La belle de Saïgon (1932) (opposite Jean Harlow and Clark Gable) and in Ex-Lady (1933) (as the husband of Bette Davis 's character). His career continued to grow with a starring role in Vivre et aimer (1934) (opposite Joan Crawford).Soon after, he met and fell in love with one of MGM's stars, actress/singer Jeanette MacDonald. They married in 1937. In 1941, he and Jeanette were cast opposite one another in Chagrin d'amour (1941), their only picture together. In 1948, Raymond tried his hand at directing and producing with Million Dollar Weekend (1948), but it was not a very successful venture. In 1949, he and MacDonald decided to slow down their careers: she left the movies, and he became very selective on the ones he did. They spent the next 14 years traveling and staying active in Hollywood society.In 1963, MacDonald, who suffered from heart disease, had an arterial transplant, and Raymond tried to nurse her back to health. In 1965, she had a heart attack and died with her husband by her side. This brought an end to their 28-year marriage, one of Hollywood's longest-lasting, although the union was childless. Every year after her death, he attended the Jeanette MacDonald International Fan Club convention in Los Angeles. He shared stories with her fans and friends, a thing he once said he would do "till Jeanette and I are together again".