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Paula Raymond (November 23, 1924 β December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress.
In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation.
In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and low-budget horror movies including Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, and Blood of Dracula's Castle with Alexander D'Arcy and John Carradine. She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke (the role went to Amanda Blake).
In 1962, Raymond was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After only a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of our Lives, after only 3 appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984 she broke both hips, and in 1994 she broke her shoulder.
Raymond was previously married. In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died. In 2003, Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments.
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Filmography
all 59
Movies 31
TV Shows 28
Director 1
self 1
Five Bloody Graves (1969)
Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)
The Spy with My Face (1965)
Hand of Death (1962)
The New Breed (1961)
The Flight That Disappeared (1961)
The Aquanauts (1960)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
M Squad (1957)
The Gun That Won the West (1955)
The Human Jungle (1954)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
The Shadow (1954)
City That Never Sleeps (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Pat and Mike (1952)
The Sellout (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Texas Carnival (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Inside Straight (1951)
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Devil's Doorway (1950)
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Crisis (1950)
Holiday Affair (1949)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Challenge of the Range (1949)
Racing Luck (1948)
Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
Keep Smiling (1938)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-11-23
Deathday2003-12-31 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, California, USA
FatherPaul Raymond Wright
RelativesFarnsworth Wright
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPaula Ramona Wright, Paula Rae Wright, Rae Patterson
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