Robin Raymond

Robin Raymond
Robin Raymond
	Raymond in 1960
Born	Rayemon Robin; October 4, 1916; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1994 (aged 77); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (B.A,)
Occupation	film actress
Years active	1938–1980
Spouse(s)	Norman E. Heeb (1941-1941, divorce); Harry A. Epstein (1947-1955, divorce)

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

For Love or Money (1939) - Maid
Johnny Eager (1941) - Matilda
Ship Ahoy (1942) - Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Moontide (1942) - Mildred
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) - Maitu (uncredited)
Sunday Punch (1942) - Vicky (uncredited)
Tortilla Flat (1942) - Woman (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha (1942) - Juanita (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) - Bubbles
Secrets of the Underground (1942) - Marianne Panois
Arabian Nights (1942) - Slave Girl
Slightly Dangerous (1943) - Girl (uncredited)
Girls in Chains (1943) - Rita Randall
Let's Face It (1943) - Mimi (uncredited)
Hi'ya, Sailor (1943) - Margie (uncredited)
His Butler's Sister (1943) - Sunshine Twin
Standing Room Only (1944) - Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)
Ladies of Washington (1944) - Vicky O'Reilly
Ghost Catchers (1944) - Miss Ware (uncredited)
Are These Our Parents? (1944) - Mona Larson
Sweet and Low-Down (1944) - Blonde (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery (1944) - Patsy Clark
The Clock (1945) - Check Room Attendant (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary (1945) - Stella
Tars and Spars (1946) - Recording Studio Pitch Woman (uncredited)
A Letter for Evie (1946) - Eloise Edgewaters
Talk About a Lady (1946) - 'Peaches' Barkeley
The Man I Love (1946) - Lee (uncredited)
Johnny O'Clock (1947) - Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
A Likely Story (1947) - Ticket Girl
The Web (1947) - Newspaper Librarian
The Prince of Thieves (1948) - Maude (uncredited)
French Leave (1948) - Simone
Mighty Joe Young (1949) - Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Wabash Avenue (1950) - Jennie
Valentino (1951) - Blonde Waitress (uncredited)
The Sniper (1952) - Woman Dunked at Carnival Concession (uncredited)
The Glass Wall (1953) - Tanya aka Bella Zakoyla
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) - Lillian Sawyer
Young at Heart (1954) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) - Terry Larue
Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Dotty (uncredited)
High School Confidential (1958) - Kitty
Wild in the Country (1961) - Flossie
Twilight of Honor (1963) - Tess Braden
The Candidate (1964) - Attorney Rogers
Young Dillinger (1965)
Pendulum (1969) - Myra
Psychic Killer (1975) - Jury Foreman
The Black Marble (1980) - Millie (final film role)

References[]

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

External links[]

Robin Raymond at IMDb
Robin Raymond at the Internet Broadway Database

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[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.

[mistake-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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Robin Raymond
Raymond in 1960
Born	Rayemon Robin (1916-10-04)October 4, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1994(1994-06-20) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (B.A,)
Occupation	film actress
Years active	1938–1980
Spouse(s)	Norman E. Heeb (1941-1941, divorce) Harry A. Epstein (1947-1955, divorce)^[1]