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Robin Raymond
Raymond in 1960
Born
Rayemon Robin

(1916-10-04)October 4, 1916
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 1994(1994-06-20) (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University (B.A,)
Occupationfilm actress
Years active1938–1980
Spouse(s)Norman E. Heeb (1941-1941, divorce)
Harry A. Epstein (1947-1955, divorce)[1]

Robin Raymond (born Rayemon Robin,[2] October 4, 1916 – June 20, 1994) was an American film actress.

Raymond graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.[3]

Raymond appeared in over 40 films including Johnny Eager (1942) and as a slave girl in 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. She was sometimes credited as Robyn Raymond.

On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Blossom Le Verne in See My Lawyer (1939).[4]

Raymond married nightclub owner Norman E. Heeb in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 1941. They were divorced on November 28, 1941.[5] On January 26, 1947, she married multimillionaire Harry A. Epstein in Yuma, Arizona. They were divorced on February 16, 1955.[6]

Partial filmography

Robin Raymond and Frank Sinatra in 1955

References

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