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Episode 19 Guest Star: Gene Raymond

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Gene Raymond  (August 13, 1908 – May 3, 1998) was an  American  film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a composer, writer, director, producer, and decorated military pilot.  Raymond was born Raymond Guion on August 13, 1908 in  New York City . He attended the  Professional Children's School  while appearing in productions like  Rip Van Winkle and  Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch . His Broadway debut, at age 17, was in  The Cradle Snatchers  which ran two years. (The cast included  Mary Boland ,  Edna May Oliver , and a young  Humphrey Bogart .)  His most notable films, mostly as a second lead actor, include  Red Dust  (1932) with  Jean Harlow  and  Clark Gable ,  Zoo in Budapest (1933) with  Loretta Young ,  Ex-Lady  (1933) with  Bette Davis ,  Flying Down to Rio  (1933) with  Dolor...