Raymond Greenleaf

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Raymond Greenleaf
Greenleaf in Port of New York (1949)
Born
Roger Ramon Greenleaf

(1892-01-01)January 1, 1892
DiedOctober 29, 1963(1963-10-29) (aged 71)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1948–1963

Raymond Greenleaf (born Roger Ramon Greenleaf;[1] January 1, 1892 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor, best known for All the King's Men (1949), Angel Face (1952), and Pinky (1949).[2][3]

Early life

He was born as Roger Ramon Greenleaf on January 1, 1892 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

Career

In the early 1920s, Greenleaf acted with the Jack X. Lewis Company in summer stock theatre.[4] He had earlier performed with stock theater companies in Boston and in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In the fall of 1921, he was with the Orpheum Players in Ottawa, Canada.[5]

Greenleaf's Broadway credits include Alice in Wonderland (1947), Yellow Jack (1947), A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion (1946), King Henry VIII (1946), Foxhole in the Parlor (1945), Decision (1944), Jason (1942), and Your Loving Son (1941).[6]

Death

Greenleaf died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California at the age of 71 and is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California[7]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Raymond Greenleaf". BFI. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Raymond Greenleaf | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Theaters". The Charlotte News. North Carolina, Charlotte. May 4, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Raymond Greenleaf in Juvenile Roles". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. September 3, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Raymond Greenleaf". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.

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