Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond, American model and actress (died 2003)

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Born: November 23, 1924
Died: December 31, 2003
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1924

About Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond (born Paula Ramona Wright; November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress who played the leading lady in numerous films and television series, including Crisis (1950) with Cary Grant. She was the niece of American pulp-magazine editor Farnsworth Wright. Raymond's first acting role was as Bettina Bowman. Before she became an actress, Raymond was a model.

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The world when Paula Raymond was born

Paula Raymond was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

#1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
Technology milestoneIBM founded
Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paula Raymond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1924	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,800	$435,000
Average income	$3,520	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	114.1M	341 million

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