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{{Short description|American actress (1916–1994)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Robin Raymond
| name = Robin Raymond
| image = Robin Raymond 1960.jpg
| image = Robin Raymond in Girls in Chains (1943).jpg
| caption = Raymond in 1960
| caption = Raymond in ''[[Girls in Chains]]'' (1943)
| birth_name = Rayemon Robin
| birth_name = Rayemon Robin
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|10|4}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|10|04|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|6|20|1916|10|4}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|06|20|1916|10|04|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_place =
| education = [[Northwestern University]] [[Bachelor of Arts|(B.A,)]]
| occupation = film actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1938–1980
| years_active = 1938–1980
| spouse = Norman E. Heeb (1941-1941, divorce)<br>Harry A. Epstein (1947-1955, divorce)<ref>http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll44/id/109765</ref>
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Norman E. Heeb|1941|1941|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Harry A. Epstein|1947|1955|end=divorced}}
}}
}}
}}

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'''Robin Raymond''', sometimes credited as '''Robyn Raymond''' (born '''Rayemon Robin''',<ref>{{cite journal |title=Here's Hollywood |journal=Screenland |date=April 1944 |volume=48 |issue=6 |pages=54–56 |url=https://archive.org/details/screenland4748unse/page/n1029/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> October 4, 1916 &ndash; June 20, 1994{{Citation needed |date=May 2023}} ) was an American film actress.

== Early life ==
Raymond graduated from [[Northwestern University]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news |title=B.A. to P.A. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77829543/the-los-angeles-times/ |access-date=May 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=April 19, 1938 |page=11|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Blossom Le Verne in ''See My Lawyer'' (1939).<ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Raymond |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robin-raymond-114177 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517232438/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robin-raymond-114177 |archive-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref>


She signed a movie contract with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] in 1941 and was cast in incidental roles for one year. The she began freelancing, ultimately appearing in more than 40 films including ''[[Johnny Eager]]'' (1942) and as a slave girl in ''[[Arabian Nights (1942 film)|Arabian Nights]]'' (1942). Her screen personality was usually that of a hard-boiled glamour girl, in the manner of the better known [[Iris Adrian]]. Her voice and manner were so similar to Adrian's that when [[Producers Releasing Corporation|PRC]]'s Iris Adrian feature ''[[Shake Hands with Murder]]'' was successful and the studio wanted a sequel, Adrian wasn't available so PRC substituted Robin Raymond (in her one starring role, the 1944 feature ''[[Rogues' Gallery (1944 film)|Rogues' Gallery]]''.)
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'''Robin Raymond''' (born '''Rayemon Robin''',<ref>{{cite journal |title=Here's Hollywood |journal=Screenland |date=April 1944 |volume=48 |issue=6 |pages=54-56 |url=https://archive.org/details/screenland4748unse/page/n1029/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> October 4, 1916 – June 20, 1994) was an American film actress.


Raymond appeared in over 40 films including ''[[Johnny Eager]]'' (1942) and as a slave girl in ''[[Arabian Nights (1942 film)|Arabian Nights]]'' (1942). One of her most memorable roles may have been that of a good-hearted burlesque dancer, Tanya Zakoyla, in the film noir ''[[The Glass Wall]]'' (1953). She appeared in Episode 32 (Alpine, Texas) of ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]''. She was sometimes credited as Robyn Raymond.
One of Raymond's more memorable roles may have been that of a good-hearted burlesque dancer Tanya Zakoyla in the film noir ''[[The Glass Wall]]'' (1953). She appeared in Episode 32 (Alpine, Texas) of ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]'', and was featured on the ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' program in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Hesitant Hostess."


== Personal life ==
Raymond married nightclub owner Norman E. Heeb in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 1941. They were divorced on November 28, 1941.<ref name=mistake>{{cite news |title=Actress Corrects 'Mistake' by Winning Divorce Decree |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77827797/robin-raymond/ |access-date=May 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=November 29, 1941 |page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On January 26, 1947, she married multimillionaire Harry A. Epstein in Yuma, Arizona. They were divorced on February 16, 1955.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Tells of Death Threat, Gets Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77827084/robin-raymond/ |access-date=May 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 17, 1955 |page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Raymond married nightclub owner Norman E. Heeb in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 1941. They were divorced on November 28, 1941.<ref name=mistake>{{cite news |title=Actress Corrects 'Mistake' by Winning Divorce Decree |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77827797/robin-raymond/ |access-date=May 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=November 29, 1941 |page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On January 26, 1947, she married multimillionaire Harry A. Epstein in Yuma, Arizona. They were divorced on February 16, 1955.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Tells of Death Threat, Gets Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77827084/robin-raymond/ |access-date=May 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 17, 1955 |page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


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* ''[[For Love or Money (1939 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1939) - Maid
* ''[[For Love or Money (1939 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1939) - Maid
* ''[[Johnny Eager]]'' (1941) - Matilda
* ''[[Johnny Eager]]'' (1941) - Matilda
* ''[[Ship Ahoy]]'' (1942) - Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
* ''[[Ship Ahoy (film)|Ship Ahoy]]'' (1942) - Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
* ''[[Moontide]]'' (1942) - Mildred
* ''[[Moontide]]'' (1942) - Mildred
* ''[[The Tuttles of Tahiti]]'' (1942) - Maitu (uncredited)
* ''[[The Tuttles of Tahiti]]'' (1942) - Maitu (uncredited)
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* ''[[Are These Our Parents?]]'' (1944) - Mona Larson
* ''[[Are These Our Parents?]]'' (1944) - Mona Larson
* ''[[Sweet and Low-Down]]'' (1944) - Blonde (uncredited)
* ''[[Sweet and Low-Down]]'' (1944) - Blonde (uncredited)
* ''[[Rogues' Gallery (1944 film)|Rogues' Gallery]]'' (1944) - Patsy Clark
* ''[[Rogues' Gallery (1944 film)|Rogues' Gallery]]'' (1944) - Patsy Clark (starring role)
* ''[[The Clock (1945 film)|The Clock]]'' (1945) - Check Room Attendant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Clock (1945 film)|The Clock]]'' (1945) - Check Room Attendant (uncredited)
* ''[[Men in Her Diary]]'' (1945) - Stella
* ''[[Men in Her Diary]]'' (1945) - Stella
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* ''[[The Sniper (1952 film)|The Sniper]]'' (1952) - Woman Dunked at Carnival Concession (uncredited)
* ''[[The Sniper (1952 film)|The Sniper]]'' (1952) - Woman Dunked at Carnival Concession (uncredited)
* ''[[The Glass Wall]]'' (1953) - Tanya aka Bella Zakoyla
* ''[[The Glass Wall]]'' (1953) - Tanya aka Bella Zakoyla
* ''[[There's No Business Like Show Business]]'' (1954) - Lillian Sawyer
* ''[[There's No Business Like Show Business (film)|There's No Business Like Show Business]]'' (1954) - Lillian Sawyer
* ''[[Young at Heart (1955 film)|Young at Heart]]'' (1954) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
* ''[[Young at Heart (1955 film)|Young at Heart]]'' (1954) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
* ''[[Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956 film)|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt]]'' (1956) - Terry Larue
* ''[[Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956 film)|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt]]'' (1956) - Terry Larue
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* ''[[The Candidate (1964 film)|The Candidate]]'' (1964) - Attorney Rogers
* ''[[The Candidate (1964 film)|The Candidate]]'' (1964) - Attorney Rogers
* ''[[Young Dillinger]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Young Dillinger]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Pendulum (film)|Pendulum]]'' (1969) - Myra
* ''[[Pendulum (1969 film)|Pendulum]]'' (1969) - Myra
* ''[[Adam-12]]'' (1970) - Marnie
* ''[[Psychic Killer]]'' (1975) - Jury Foreman
* ''[[Psychic Killer]]'' (1975) - Jury Foreman
* ''[[The Black Marble]]'' (1980) - Millie (final film role)
* ''[[The Black Marble]]'' (1980) - Millie
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[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Actresses from Illinois]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chicago]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:Northwestern University alumni]]


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Latest revision as of 18:45, 18 October 2024

Robin Raymond
Raymond in Girls in Chains (1943)
Born
Rayemon Robin

(1916-10-04)October 4, 1916
DiedJune 20, 1994(1994-06-20) (aged 77)
EducationNorthwestern University (B.A,)
OccupationActress
Years active1938–1980
Spouses
Norman E. Heeb
​
​
(m. 1941; div. 1941)​
Harry A. Epstein
​
​
(m. 1947; div. 1955)​

Robin Raymond, sometimes credited as Robyn Raymond (born Rayemon Robin,[1] October 4, 1916 – June 20, 1994[citation needed] ) was an American film actress.

Early life

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Raymond graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.[2]

Career

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On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Blossom Le Verne in See My Lawyer (1939).[3]

She signed a movie contract with MGM in 1941 and was cast in incidental roles for one year. The she began freelancing, ultimately appearing in more than 40 films including Johnny Eager (1942) and as a slave girl in Arabian Nights (1942). Her screen personality was usually that of a hard-boiled glamour girl, in the manner of the better known Iris Adrian. Her voice and manner were so similar to Adrian's that when PRC's Iris Adrian feature Shake Hands with Murder was successful and the studio wanted a sequel, Adrian wasn't available so PRC substituted Robin Raymond (in her one starring role, the 1944 feature Rogues' Gallery.)

One of Raymond's more memorable roles may have been that of a good-hearted burlesque dancer Tanya Zakoyla in the film noir The Glass Wall (1953). She appeared in Episode 32 (Alpine, Texas) of Trackdown, and was featured on the Perry Mason program in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Hesitant Hostess."

Personal life

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Raymond married nightclub owner Norman E. Heeb in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 1941. They were divorced on November 28, 1941.[4] On January 26, 1947, she married multimillionaire Harry A. Epstein in Yuma, Arizona. They were divorced on February 16, 1955.[5]

Partial filmography

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Robin Raymond and Frank Sinatra in 1955

References

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  1. ^ "Here's Hollywood". Screenland. 48 (6): 54–56. April 1944. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "B.A. to P.A." The Los Angeles Times. April 19, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Robin Raymond". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Actress Corrects 'Mistake' by Winning Divorce Decree". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Actress Tells of Death Threat, Gets Divorce". The Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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