Gene RaymondAKA:
Raymond Guion
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
08/13/1908 Birthplace:
New York, New York Death Date:
05/03/1998 Celeb News
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biography
A handsome blond whose career encompassed stage and screen, Gene Raymond was one of the few performers who was successfully able to make the transition from child actor to adult star. Born Raymond Guion in NYC, he started acting in children's shows in stock at age five. By age 12, he was appearing on Broadway in "The Piper" (1920). Over the course of the decade, he was constantly employed in stage productions, including a two-year run in "The Cradle Snatchers" (1925-27), featured alongside Humphrey Bogart and Edna May Oliver. With the advent of talking pictures, he was among the many
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1914
Made acting debut on stage at age 5 in children's plays (date approximate)
1920
Broadway acting debut in "The Piper"; billed as Raymond Guion
Throughout the 1920s appeared frequently on Broadway in plays like "Why Not?" (1922) and "Sherlock Holmes" (1928)
1925
Had long run in the Broadway play "The Cradle Snatchers", co-starring with Humphrey Bogart and Enda May Oliver
1929
Last Broadway appearance as Raymond Guion, "Young Sinners"
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