Paula Raymond Net Worth

Paula Raymond was an American leading woman of films and television in the 1950s, born in San Francisco, California. She studied music, dance, and opera as a child and made her film debut in 1937. She was contracted to Paramount in 1947, but signed with Columbia instead. She made numerous television appearances and low-budget features before MGM signed her and began placing her in more important projects. Despite good notices and some successful films, she was eventually released from her contract. In 1962, she was involved in a car crash that nearly killed her and caused severe facial damage. She miraculously recovered and returned to acting within a year, appearing occasionally into the 1970s. However, a series of subsequent falls injured her repeatedly, and she moved into business interests.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Music Department
Birth Day November 23, 1924
Birth Place  San Francisco, California, United States
Age 96 YEARS OLD
Died On December 31, 2003(2003-12-31) (aged 79)\nWest Hollywood, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Other names Paula Rae Wright Rae Patterson
Years active 1938–1994
Spouse(s) Floyd Patterson (1944–1946)(divorced) 1 child H. Leslie Williams (1965-1966)
Children Raeme Dorene Patterson (1946-1993)

💰 Net worth

Paula Raymond, a renowned actress and music department professional from the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 and $1 million by 2024. With her talent and expertise in the entertainment industry, Raymond has accomplished a remarkable career. She has captivated audiences with her exceptional performances and dedication. Through her work in various films and music projects, Paula Raymond has solidified her reputation as a prominent figure. As she continues to excel, her net worth is projected to grow even more in the coming years, reflecting her immense contributions to the arts.

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Biography/Timeline

1924

Paula Ramona Wright was born in 1924, in San Francisco, California. Her father was a corporate Lawyer. Following her parents' divorce, Raymond and her mother moved to Los Angeles.

1938

Raymond's first acting role was playing Bettina Bowman in Keep Smiling (1938), credited as Paula Rae Wright. In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young, Mala Powers and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation.

1942

As a child, Raymond studied ballet, piano, and singing. She was a member of both the San Francisco Opera Company and the San Francisco Children's Opera Company. She graduated from Hollywood High School in 1942. Following graduation, she returned to San Francisco to attend college. She also worked with two theater groups there.

1944

In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died.

1950

In the late 1950s and 1960s, Raymond appeared in many television shows including Perry Mason (five episodes), Maverick, Hawaiian Eye (five episodes), M Squad (three episodes) with Lee Marvin, 77 Sunset Strip (four episodes), as Martha Harrington in Peter Gunn season 1, episode 11, in 1958. She turned down the role of prostitute/saloon keeper Kitty Russell in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke, and the role went instead to Amanda Blake. Raymond later noted in an interview that she later regretted the decision but that she had assumed the character would be depicted entirely differently.

1952

In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. Her low-budget horror movies included Blood of Dracula's Castle. In 1954, she starred as Queen Berengaria in the film King Richard and the Crusaders. She also starred in a 1955 western, The Gun That Won the West.

1959

She also appeared in the third episode of the first season, initially broadcast on February 3, 1959, in ABC's science fiction series Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond entitled "Emergency Only," which also memorably featured Jocelyn Brando as a screaming fortune Teller at a party.

1962

In 1962, Raymond was a Passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, after only three appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984, she broke both hips, and in 1994, she broke her shoulder.

1964

Raymond was cast as former Union Army spy Pauline Cushman in the 1964 episode, "The Wooing of Perilous Pauline" of the syndicated western series, Death Valley Days.

2003

On December 31, 2003, Raymond died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from a series of respiratory ailments. She was 79.