Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright (died 1983)

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Born: August 30, 1896
Died: July 29, 1983
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1896

About Raymond Massey

Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice. For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised his role as Lincoln on television and in How the West Was Won (1962). Among his other well-known roles were Dr. Gillespie in the NBC television series Dr. Kildare (1961–1966), John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940) and Seven Angry Men (1955), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace. Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice.

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Raymond Massey timeline

1896Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice.
1940For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
1962He reprised his role as Lincoln on television and in How the West Was Won (1962).

The world when Raymond Massey was born

Raymond Massey was born in 1896. 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.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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

Measure	1896	2026
Population	69.0M	341 million

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