Why Raymond Burr Had to Fabricate a “Fake” Life to Be Accepted?

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📍 Raymond Burr’s early acting career has been featured on Broadway, radio, television and film, usually as a villain. In the thriller Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, the suspect is the most well-known film role, although he is also remembered for his role in the 1956 film Godzilla, King of Monsters, which he repeated in the 1985 film Godzilla 1985. In 1959 and 1961, he won an Emmy Award for his acting role as Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons (1957-1966). But there is a secret life he created...let's find out why?
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@ageofvintage2106 3 года назад

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@milliemouse6525 3 года назад

I've watched a few of your videos which while interesting, are extremely repetitive. You say the same thing three or four times! I think you should either write a script and stay with it or do some editing.

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@craigbrowning9448 3 года назад

Vallejo is pronounced "Va-Lay-Hoe."

@henriettacoyle7257 3 года назад

The narrator is fake and repeats facts at least twice in every video. Crap

@davidallen346 3 года назад

Didn't even know Raymond Burr was Gay

@sandratharp4818 3 года назад

I couldn't care less about his personal life. He was a damn good actor and I'm still watching him to this day.

@corsairman1956 Год назад

I’ve been binging Perry Mason these last few days. Reminds me of the good ole’ days when movies and TV were, shall-we-say, wholesome.

@mlaurynn8567 Год назад

Love PM, Drake, Della, even Tragg & Burger! What great chemistry with this group & no smut! Love Raymond Burr! Watch this every Monday thru Friday night. Such a classy show compared to the trashy crap shown nowadays.

@brendathompson2288 Год назад

Me too

@mzsexy41 Год назад

Me too

@morganbeare1764 Год назад

That's all very well & good, but the fact remains that Burr's homosexuality would have just murdered his career had it been revealed full stop. Being gay meant being closeted & being closeted meant living with your own sword of Damocles over your head, always looking over your shoulder & wondering: "Is today the day who & what I really am is revealed & everything I've worked for is taken away from me & I'm reduced to the status of a pariah? Some Unclean Thing?" Those were the stakes. Too many of Burr's fans would've turned on him & reduced him to poverty & obscurity if they'd known.

@KC-fp8ix 2 года назад

I didn't know he was a veteran, much less a heavily wounded combat vet. He seemed like a good man, adopting foster children and giving much of his salary to the USO and other organizations. Great actor, I liked to watch him playing gangster roles as well as the Perry Mason and Ironside series. His personal life should be just that - personal.

@tlhoward5655 4 месяца назад

That's just it: he lied about being a vet. He was never in any of the armed services. He acted during the war, traveled the country, performing in places like Denver, at the Elitch Theatre. (It's the primary reason they did so many of the Mason movies there; he had friends from those days in Denver). He performed in one short-lived show on Broadway in NY in 1944. He did radio work. Like a lot of performers who weren't in the military, he joined with others to raise money for the war by doing War Bond tours. However, his insecurities always seemed to lead him to tell untrue stories. He never could bring himself to say he didn't serve during the war.

@agnessomerville2820 3 года назад

I loved him as an actor. It didn’t matter to me if he was gay or straight, he was a great actor.

@MaryDoyle-xl2ri 7 месяцев назад

❤❤

@tj921able 2 года назад

I admired him and never cared what his personal life was like. It is sad how actors were treated in Hollywood. I hope he is at peace now

@MetusalemSeSouffleur 3 года назад

That voice, that gravitas. What an actor he was. One of those that you couldn't take your eyes off if he entered a room or a stage. Great video, thank you.

@nanasewdear 3 года назад

Never stopped to appreciate what beautiful eyes Raymond Burr had.

@bobdownes162 3 года назад

Beleive they were a bright blue

@justred5164 3 года назад

@@bobdownes162 he’s a gorgeous man

@christinebuckingham8369 3 года назад

Was just about to comment the same thing too!

@jefolson6989 3 года назад

Wonderful human being! He didn't try to hide it once he found Robert, at least not among friends. I love that the last weeks of his life were spent giving away his fortune.

@domiro8156 3 года назад

Very large and beautiful bright blue eyes.....

@richardrodriguez1630 Год назад

He truly was a great actor ,artist and humanitarian. Miss his acting very much.

@paulhogan2389 2 года назад

What's left to be said. The definition of someone being a fan is basically a fanatic. And a fanatic will lose a sense of reality. Raymond Burr was absolutely someone I wish I could have been. Thanks Mr Burr for everything.

@bojack40 2 года назад

He didn’t live a fake life. He lived a real life and allowed the perceptions of others to be what they wanted them to be to survive.

@alexissokal3033 10 месяцев назад

well said ❤

@mittielamarweston783 3 года назад

Actually, I still watch Perry Mason. I enjoy him in his role as Defence Attorney, who always wins his cases. No matter what, I thank God that we had him in our presence for so long. All is well, I am not a judge, because my day will come. Thanks.

@valjoseph3518 3 года назад

O love him too

@deloreswilson1798 2 года назад

Who wouldn't love Raymond Burr.

@mikeyates7931 2 года назад

Amen ; judge not lest ye be judged - God Bless

@scarlettwilson7121 3 года назад

NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HIM BEING GAY......DID NOT CARE ONE BIT BECAUSE HE WAS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTORS OF ALL TIME!!!

@mgn5667 3 года назад

rick why are you yelling

@scarlettwilson7121 3 года назад

@@mgn5667 NOT YELLING......THE BIGGER PRINT EASIER TO READ ( OLD HERE....LOL) !!!!!!

@fulltimerver2355 3 года назад

Why all caps. Is your opinion more important than others?

@septiawoman2911 3 года назад

Mgn, understood. His acting ability is only what I focused on.

@JuneauBoyUAS 3 года назад

@@scarlettwilson7121 I knew why. My sister has to use the big print, too. I used to think she was flaming me, until I realized her sight was worse than mine (I'm in my early 50s). I've had bad sight since I was 5.

@donpruett9194 3 года назад

I never thought of him being gay but I really don't care because that was his life. I think he was a fantastic actor and that's all that matters to me

@rebeccahernandez3460 3 года назад

My thoughts exactly. I always liked him as a actor and never once wondered if he was gay or straight, because that didn't matter. For one I didn't care about his life, it was his business and second all I cared about was his acting.

@osiawideman4851 3 года назад

Exactly, I love watching him on Perry Mason, I can't go a day without watching Perry Mason

@frankbullitt4556 3 года назад

yes, he was a great actor

@amysands2413 3 года назад

@@rebeccahernandez3460 Loved Raymond Burr.

@Melinda8162 3 года назад

@That Bitch I had an uncle, ( long deceased) that thought he was the best!! Wouldn't miss an episode! BUT, if he'd known ' this ' back in the day'. ..he would have crapped his drawers!! Just the way it was then.

@mrskath8284 3 года назад

I was his sisters nurse and her friend . I got to meet him and he was a nice man. He thanked me for everything I did for her . She use to talk about him all the time . She had almost ever inch of the walls covered in his picture's . I know she knew about his life but she tried to keep the fake life going by telling me all about it . But later on she told me the truth after he passed away . I have always kept that to myself . She is in heaven now . I will never forget her and she was his biggest fan . Love you Geraldine.

@happeedaze1 3 года назад

Aw, my deepest condolences on your loss. Nurses are awesome and to also be a good and loyal friend to the person you're caring for is very special. Thank you for that even though I don't know you. It was very nice that you were there to help her through her loss as well. Your story touched me. I hope you are doing well. Wishing you all the best ☺🌹

@tdotjazzberryram61 3 года назад

@Annette Johnson No, both people are long dead and the info about Mr. Burr is public knowledge. The commenter broke no professional ethics/statutes.

@rpierce7004 3 года назад

I would be interested in what she told you about their parents. A coincidence that his father was in the military, lived in China (doing what?) and Raymond was in the military in counterintelligence conveniently before becoming an actor? Hollywood was/is a propaganda machine. I don't believe that this story is telling us the whole story. My guess his life was a role as an actor called Perry Mason and a military puppet in his real life. Another actor that conveniently had all these tragedies including a child that died. The American public is still star-struck, by the Hollywood stories. Even this narrator says as much.

@jabjab4434 3 года назад

@Annette Johnson judging is your drug.....

@moniquehamilton5195 3 года назад

You confirm on social media what was told to you in private by a friend. What value did you get out of doing this? I do not believe you kept this information confidential while Mr. Burr and his sister were alive.

@tonyamarie6534 3 года назад

I never knew of Burr’s private life until 2021, a few months before this video was published (I was searching for his spouse). His acting career is what I’ve always known of him and learning about his private life does not change my opinion of him. He gave the world what he owed it, his gift of acting. He was one of the best actors of all time and that’s how he should be remembered.

@shelliepoitras2473 3 года назад

I loved perry Mason shows omgness classics..🥰

@danielthoman7324 3 года назад

why were some people so concerned about his sexual orientation? he was a good actor and that's all that matters. he was in a lot of old movies mostly late 40s and 50s, but one thing most people will remember him for is Perry Mason.

@paulcaron400 3 года назад

Well said I wish there were more people like you, wasn’t easy back then but he persevered and thank you 😉

@Anointed012 3 года назад

That’s all anyone should know. It’s nones business what other peoples personal life is.

@rubywlee3831 3 года назад

Adore perrymasonandironsidesablackguywhodudnotplay abulter

@joeowens6180 3 года назад

God bless Raymond Burr for his deep and unfailing humanity, and God curse anyone who holds his sexuality against him, to negate all of his goodness. This was as thorough and as good a biography of a Hollywood stare I have ever seen! Thank you very much!

@DaronsDislikes Год назад

God will not curse ppl who are against homosexuality. Because God himself is against homosexuality. I have found at least 7 places in the Bible that speak against it. But this one should be enough: Leviticus 18:22 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination

@cynthiasoroka1838 3 года назад

RIP Raymond, you have friends that continue to have a lot of LOVE & RESPECT FOR YOU. ❤️

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

And millions of fans that love him.

@fungiuse 3 года назад

Soroka: And you think he's able to read or listen to you?? !! Wake up!! :)

@melianna999 3 года назад

@@fungiuse 👍

@barbaragaskins7914 3 года назад

He is not resting in peace if he did not repent turned away from his lifestyle.

@pbmax700 Год назад

@@barbaragaskins7914 and who made you God

@The1djdave 3 года назад

alot of lawyer actors came awful close, but perry mason gave us the everlasting standard for legal shows... R B stands tall always!

@judyvalencia3257 3 года назад

Loved Perry Mason! When the theme music plays, it just takes me back to the 50's.

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

Robert Redford was on an episode of Perry Mason.

@geraldwalker2612 3 года назад

Heck, it takes me back to last week... the program is still in syndication and I don't grow tired of it. Well crafted all around. Gotta luv 'em all, Della, Paul, Hamilton. Great stuff

@robertgorton3856 3 года назад

Raymond was a very talented actor and, his personal life was totally his business as it should be. He accomplished much in his life and helped many people out.

@jeromejackson6111 3 года назад

@@melianna999 not everything private is for public consumption......his life was not an "affair" but, a life lived.

@ItsMe-ic7on 2 года назад

@@melianna999 I do not understand that comment

@melianna999 2 года назад

@@ItsMe-ic7on because you do not understand life - you have to wait

@ML-uk6lu 3 года назад

One of the great actors. Wish there were more like him.

@mr.lincoln5154 3 года назад

I still watch Perry Mason, its a good show.

@paolamiranda9809 3 года назад

Me too!!!

@Lillyofthefield73 3 года назад

I still watch it too.

@carlbrown8688 2 года назад

The same here.

@theavandenberg6876 3 года назад

I wouldn't be surprised if some actors/actresses are still pretending. Even in this day and age

@wabisabi7755 3 года назад

Of course. Look at Richard Madden.

@erikramaekers63 3 года назад

True.Certainly leading man movie stars.

@larrylong3100 3 года назад

Thea van den berg Much more now than then without a doubt.

@sammysoppy3361 3 года назад

ummm duh? hollywood is still incredibly homophobic. most of the industry is gay but won’t let stars come out still

@fumarate1 3 года назад

@@sammysoppy3361 I always thought De Caprio was gay.

@renebrown995 3 года назад

Can't help but notice those beautiful eyes I still watch Perry Mason everyday on METV.

@cruisepaige 3 года назад

12 Lb baby!

@danitapruitt-mcwhorter9544 3 года назад

Me too!

@annczeiner3507 3 года назад

Everyday!😄👍👍

@Kushprincess66 3 года назад

@Rene Brown, yes very beautiful eyes.😁

@henryottis295 3 года назад

Yes! Those eyes are beautiful.

@jehugo66 3 года назад

His fine Military Service in WW II is enough to command Respect.

@randymoran67 3 года назад

@uncle reeler Still smoking meth

@archraskal 3 года назад

@uncle reeler What's your source for your contention about Burr? If you can't come up with one then you deserve the slam you got from @Randy Moran.

@debrajones7344 3 года назад

He did USO tours in the Korean War and Vietnam.

@jayhawk2689 3 года назад

Made it up Never in the service

@thomasabecket3944 3 года назад

Indeed!

@deniseb1195 3 года назад

I think he was sooo handsome in his younger days 😍

@marshalmichael129 3 года назад

I had the great honor to act in a movie with him in 1979. He was a true gentleman!!!!!

@shamanisis9601 3 года назад

That’s epic

@SamiDC 3 года назад

Oh, how I envy you! ❤

@vanessadotson8067 3 года назад

What a life my friend

@sherrihinton8567 3 года назад

How wonderful

@keithdavis82 3 года назад

Love's Savage Fury

@osiawideman4851 3 года назад

I love watching Perry Mason, one of the best TV shows of all time

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

Nobody can play Perry Mason like Raymond Burr.

@feleciaclemons5074 3 года назад

💯💯💯💯

@Sunshine-pn2gy 3 года назад

Me too watching now, and every night!

@ronaldmayle1823 3 года назад

He was good. He always found the bad guy right in the courtroom. He never lost a case and never charged for his services.

@MichaelSmith-rq3pk 3 года назад

Yes yes watch it every night

@kathygordon7690 3 года назад

I think he is awesome, I love the parts he played in hollywood . He brought the shows to life in his own unique way .

@pamelamays4186 3 года назад

His role as Perry Mason set the bar for all TV lawyers.

@fuzzamajumula 3 года назад

Yes. I was heartbroken to learn that lawyers are not like him at all, in real life.

@don_actor_improv 3 года назад

He sounds like he was a wonderful person-glad he found love.

@anniekirby5963 3 года назад

I watched PERRY MASON since I was a child the whole family watched together and enjoyed it and IRONSIDE too Raymond Burr has been and still is a good part of my life his private life is his own business THANK GOD WE HAD HIM FOR A WHILE REST IN PEACE BRAVE KHIGHT

@noelt2238 3 года назад

@seeker of truth So quick to condemn.

@dleet86 2 года назад

@Tyrone JR Life is not based on a Mesopotamian sheep herder's hallucinations. There is no such thing as heaven, hell, or God. Jesus was real but just a short red headed clean shaven Jew, like Red Buttons. Jesus got a dinner.

@deloreswilson1798 2 года назад

As Joe E.Brown said in"Some Like It Hot",nobody's perfect"when Jack Lemon told Joe E.Brown,"I'm a man".Joe E. Brown says" Nobody's prefect"...I love Raymond Burr regardless.

@marjoriegarner5369 2 года назад

@Tyrone JR Jesus also said, "Judge not, that ye be not judged."

@irriehicks9604 3 года назад

I grew up watching Raymond Burr he was a good actor. He deserved to be happy, his private life was his business. I wish he could have been able to just be open but society wouldn't let him back then.

@juanlopez4353 3 года назад

I just I think Raymond Burr mind his own business and that's okay he didn't want to be mock.... He want it to respect the public and not disrespect anyone...

@terrymills6281 3 года назад

truly a great actor--loved watching perry mason-glad to know he was a person that gave to many charities

@TheVelvetLoungeLife 3 года назад

Calm cool, collected and talented.

@jenniferdavis2306 3 года назад

I don't care what anyone says I still love Raymond Burr I was hurt when he died My Mom died in 1988 he died in 1996. OMG 😳 that theme song will NEVER leave me I'll so glad he was chosen for the roll 🙂🙂🙂

@MaryDoyle-xl2ri 7 месяцев назад

❤❤

@fokkerd3red618 3 года назад

I have much respect for this Tremendous actor & humanitarian. If it wasn't for Raymond Burr on Perry Mason, I'd never watch TV. The whole cast and writers for this show were extremely talented. Thank You for this very warm presentation, to a man who earned it.

@dmamatoooo 3 года назад

I'm a 72 older straight women. And have a few gay friends. I thoroughly enjoyed him as an Actor and what he did with his private life was his business.❤

@michaelynedwards1043 3 года назад

Yay.

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

I wonder if Raymond ever harvested adrenochrome. Such a good man...

@winonamassingill7895 3 года назад

I too have a friend who is gay. For a time he was married to my niece, but they divorced were so that he could marry his male lover. They are still married. He still keeps in contact with my niece and sends her birthday cards every year on her birthday. My friend says that he should just leave her alone and quit sending her birthday cards. I tell my friend, that just because he might not have seen her as a sexual partner that didn’t stop him from loving her as a friend. I’m in the same situation as she is. I don’t approve of his life style but I still like him as a friend. If he were here now I’d be glad to give him a great big hug 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

@dg1006 3 года назад

@@winonamassingill7895 ...”lifestyle”?

@apollozero 3 года назад

@@dg1006 yeah how is it a lifestyle, it’s someone living their authentic life like everyone else.

@davef.2811 3 года назад

A good man, and a good American. Given that he was so philanthropic and generous with his friends says it all of his character. His personal life was his business and he certainly had much more discretion than most of who Hollywood has given us.

@TheFiown 3 года назад

And a good Canadian !

@mariaevans7811 3 года назад

All you comments are true!!! 🙄🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@maxpayne2574 3 года назад

He had to because he would've been fired and never worked again if he was found out. That's the point. The FBI investigated people for being gay geezus that's the point.

@shadowlouise 3 года назад

I agree, Dave. I believe it would be better if we could just enjoy celebrities' work and any good they contribute to society. All this endless gossip about private lives has contributed to creating a society in which nothing is private, and the general opinion is everything is everybody's business.

@freeedward8 3 года назад

You say he had more "discretion" so it sounds like you appreciate his hiding his truth. So you won't feel uncomfortable? It was society that felt homosexuality was "wrong" or "unnatural" and should be hidden or live a LIE. God created all kinds of human sexuality and it's all good.

@tommygun2648 3 года назад

I'm glad to know Raymond had a long and apparently happy relationship. He was a kind and generous man, and I'm certain that had a lot to do with his ability to keep his private life private. Just like in the rest of society, when a celebrity is an asshole, the people they've been mean to are all to eager to see them fall. But when a celebrity is known for their kindness and generosity, the people who know enough to ruin them are more likely to keep that celebrity's secret.

@christineduffy3113 Год назад

Very well said all people should realize that if you treat people well they hopefully will treat you well in return take note Meghan and Harry but it's too late for them they can't or won't change

@MS-wb5mf 3 года назад

I'm American and all of these actors I liked were Canadian and I never knew it , Author Hill , Raymond Burr , William Shatner , Glenn Ford , on and on , who knew ? Then we got hit with their comedians and musicians , there is a lot of talent up there.

@lindaname9413 3 года назад

Lorne Greene as well, America's Western Dad, Ben Cartwright. Loved him.

@mangot589 3 года назад

Well, to be fair, it is pretty hard to tell the difference lol.

@noelt2238 3 года назад

@@mangot589 To tell the difference? Between Canadians and Americans?

@mangot589 3 года назад

@@noelt2238 Yes.

@geraldstephens8791 3 года назад

Raymond Burr's portrayal of Perry Mason is one of the best of a stoic, kind, mature man. Truly one to be emulated. We need more like him.

@jimmyrick2844 3 года назад

When he played Ironside, i was sort of convinced he was actually wheelchair bound in real life later in his life. He was that good of an actor.

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

That's right, Jim! And when he told the foster child's caseworker that he would not harm the boy, she believed him! He was that good of an actor!

@debrasaunders7200 3 года назад

By the end of his life he was morbidly obese w a bad back and kinda did need a wheelchair but he was a great actor.

@chriscase9549 3 года назад

I suspect his legs went bad, either from arthritis or a genetic problem. And Ironside was created to allow him to make another series. Later when Perry Mason was brought back, he used a cane and in most standing shots h was leaning on something. eta: I just heard above that he got shrapnel in the back in WWII. Bingo?

@debrasaunders7200 3 года назад

@@chriscase9549 thank you. I knew he served with honor but did not know he was left w shrapnel in his back

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

Hollywood has got this down to a science! Classic brainwashing technique! Millions don't know!

@joncosby4385 3 года назад

Suprising , but his charitable work and fostering kids is commendable

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

I deleted my own comment here, because the majority of people watching have NO idea about the foster care system, and homosexuals.

@kyfarm 3 года назад

@@mikediamond353 But I do. And I hope that that wasn't the case with him.

@wincrasher2007 3 года назад

@@sallyire1 he just paid for the kids support - they didn't live with him. the way you are thinking was why homosexuals were persecuted so much in the 20th century.

@mikemadden4084 3 года назад

Even thinking that shows prejudice. Imho he was a good American, served his country, in th military, and gave to charity. A good man! Period. Expunge those thoughts. Idiot

@pennagainagain7491 3 года назад

@@wincrasher2007 Raymond Burr sponsored 26 foster children in the US and abroad, many of them having life-threatening problems.

@tomloft2000 3 года назад

he also auditioned for the part of Paul Drake.he was the John Wayne of the courtroom.i still watch him on MeTv.

@wilmamccarter2296 3 года назад

Yes I do too love the show

@HjCrawford 3 года назад

I love MeTv

@DianeRoma1 3 года назад

Society would have not allowed him to live openly back then. He lied to keep his carrier. He was a loyal, kind, professional and talented man.

@sherrieadams1253 3 года назад

@Diane Romanov The same as society won't let you be or say what they don't want to hear or see if you are a conservative. THE WOKE brigade that attacks anything they don't like, even costs you your job. The reason society wouldn't allow openly gay actors in Burr's time was people worshiped GOD more then and had morals lined out in the Bible but the people now don't know the Bible. The world now is all about "What makes me happy"?

@123benny4 3 года назад

He was able to keep his carrier? That's strange and shocking. He also lied to keep his career.

@michaelgaynor6866 3 года назад

Least we forget about Richard Chamberlain and the man from Star Trek.

@avrilc8715 3 года назад

@@michaelgaynor6866 What man from Star Trek?

@melianna999 3 года назад

unfortunately society had than some old fashion morals. And so stupid called normal as not normal. Today we have freedom and we free to call not normal normal or...opposite? I am lost.Sorry.

@lauratroxel24 3 года назад

It's so sad that people have to hide and even lie about who they love. Why can't everyone just live the one life they have instead of judging others?

@mcmanpa 3 года назад

@Laura Troxel Amen, sister.

@jguyfletch2187 3 года назад

Perhaps you are fairly young and unaware of the reasons people had to live a lie. During those decades, if any man were to admit to being homosexual, it would result in immediate imprisonment. Furthermore, after court hearings and full prosecutions, many of these men were involuntarily committed to insane asylums; where they would be subjected to heinous and grotesque medical experimentation. Additionally, simply being suspected of being 'Gay' or knowing someone who was guilty of being Gay often resulted in arrest. It was absolutely ILLEGAL to be gay, BY LAW in the U.S.! Even into the 1970's!

@jeankeats3200 3 года назад

Because it's against God's law and just look around. Well, get your nose in a Bible. Your eyes will be opened. God promised that if we obey His Laws and Statutes He would give us rain in due season and we would have so much abundance that we would not have any place for it BUT if we don't He said....I'll curse you with a curse, you'll have famine, disease, death and if you STILL don't harken unto my voice your dead bodies will pile up. I'm paraphrasing but this is what my Bible says. The reason is not because God is cruel. Quite the contrary. He KNOWS that if we continue our way of life it will bring ONLY death and destruction. Why can't you people understand God's language? What is it that keeps you all from understanding?

@mcmanpa 3 года назад

@@jeankeats3200 More schismatic blabberings. I do wish there was a clause in the social media T&C's that obliged religious zealots to state which version of the bible they're quoting, so we can all grasp which particular corner of heaven they're presumably broadcasting from, and treat them accordingly. Another day, another dogma - it's getting very tiring.

@jeankeats3200 3 года назад

@@mcmanpa Your filthy ways are getting tiring to us decent people too.

@marylawson6060 3 года назад

Still watch Perry Mason and he is straight lol. Raymond Burr always played the heavy or bad guy in earlier movies. He had a giving heart and supported charities and served in the Navy receiving the Purple Heart. He is Perry Mason. RIP my brother.

@larsrodbok1285 3 года назад

Burr donated a great orchid collection to Cal Poly Pomona, a gift for us all.

@lucyfisher8347 3 года назад

Didn't he name an orchid after Barbara Hale?

@larsrodbok1285 3 года назад

@@lucyfisher8347 that seems likely. I grew up during the Ironside series and always thought him gruff, like Orson Wells. I have learned what kind person he was, since his passing. I have a relative that tended the collection and showed it to me once.

@katemaloney4296 3 года назад

He wasn't harming anyone that I'm aware of. He lived life, paid his bills, created and grew remarkable flowers, seemed to be genuinely liked by people he worked with, and kept to himself. It would behoove some celebrities to take a page from Raymond's book and do the same.

@scottbiddle3967 3 года назад

Absolutely

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

Just how much concern should we have for the welfare of the 20-25 foster children he took in? That's his private sex life, not our business, correct?

@scottbiddle3967 3 года назад

@@mikediamond353 all I can say is WOW!! Because he kept his life personal and wasn't part of scandals to keep his career going. Like so many out of work actors do, so they can stay famous. Instead of just being good at their jobs like he was. Also if I remember correctly he continued working as long as he wanted too. Because he was good at his job. You decided he had to be perverted. Since he helped children that needed help. Well seems like you had to be wrong or it would have surfaced by now. I hope you feel ashamed for your sorry disgusting mind. A person is not a pervert because they are gay. Believe it or not they are human like the rest of the world. I find that because of people that think like that. Gay people tend to be a better quality of person than most. Because they have a better since of humanity and understanding. More people should follow their lead.

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

A few logical inconsistencies. He worked as long as he wanted, because he was good at his job. It would have surfaced by now. (Gays) have a better sense of humanity. I ask you: why defend him? You have conflated Burr with Perry Mason. He was hired, celebrated, deified, protected; BECAUSE he was Gay. Hollywood. You have lived a sheltered life.

@scottbiddle3967 3 года назад

@@mikediamond353 I ask you. What rock have tou been living under? It wasn't until the 1990's that people didn't really care what your sexual preference is. Actors have had to fake marriages so they could keep working. Studios would make them date other celebrities at the same company to keep them popular. I personally think it's horrible what studio executives would make them do just to get work. If I'm not mistaken even Judy Garland from the Wizard of Oz had to perform on casting couches to continue working. The star of one of the most iconic children's movies wasn't exempt from such unbelievable sexual harassment. The one thing I am ashamed of is that "we the people" didn't stop watching the shows and movie's put out by these company's. Like when the sexual harassment at Hooters came out that company lost a lot business. Yes I am guilty of continuing watch all of the shows and movie's. There should have been some kind of reprimand of the studios to pay actors that were sexually harassed. Maybe they would not have died poor like so many did.

@deloresmc2659 3 года назад

I never thought of it he was such a great actor and when I did hear that he's lead a different life it didn't matter his private life was his private life. He made you want to be a lawyer

@fubartotale3389 3 года назад

An offensive lineman from the Champion '85 Bears team was in O'Hare airport and Mr. Burr was kind enough to offer him a job as a gardener on his property in California, free room and board! What a truly generous man!

@jasonthewatchmansson8873 Год назад

Why would a millionaire football player from the Bears want a job as Raymond Burr's gardener?

@heidicrimmings9615 3 года назад

My mom was crazy about him. She didn't care one way or another. ❤ 🤍 💙 🧡 🖤 ♥️ ❤ 🤍 💙 🧡 🖤 ♥️

@spankyharland9845 3 года назад

my mom would say...."what a waste of man".

@hijodelaisla275 3 года назад

Which is it? Was she crazy about him or didn't she care?

@heidicrimmings9615 3 года назад

@@hijodelaisla275 she didn't care that he was gay. In her mind...a mere technicality.

@bonniemoerdyk9809 3 года назад

My mom too, Heidi ... and Rock Hudson too!

@hijodelaisla275 3 года назад

@@heidicrimmings9615 I see. Good for her.

@EagleRockers 3 года назад

Nice to know he and his partner were together for so long. Life is about love.

@ATLcentury334 3 года назад

Nicely put.

@EagleRockers 2 года назад

@@RStark-ek7mh oh really? Just what are these "consequences"?

@EagleRockers 2 года назад

@@RStark-ek7mh There isn't a choice. Why wait for Heaven? It is here today. Time is the great illusion. We are all there now as One.

@EagleRockers 2 года назад

@@RStark-ek7mh How very judgmental of you. But if you choose to believe that, that's your choice. My choice, my God and my Jesus are very different from the Dark Ages belief in sin and hell. A god that would condemn his son is no god at all.

@EagleRockers 2 года назад

@@RStark-ek7mh Those who offer peace to everyone have found a home in Heaven the world cannot destroy. For it is large enough to hold the world within its peace. Peace to you, my brother.

@shebamaree9026 3 года назад

perry mason comes on MeTv twice a day. i loved the 1950s clothes. and the vehicles!

@cymbolichuman433 3 года назад

The vehicles (drooling)

@brendaisajiw3417 3 года назад

I watch Perry Mason on MeTv. He was a good-looking man and a great actor. He did the role justice.

@keythdanielsen9315 3 года назад

And the supporting cast.

@macwyll 3 года назад

This is also makes the show so cool to me

@keythdanielsen9315 3 года назад

@@macwyll Basically the whole 50s culture from the show is cool. Raymond Burr was a smooth as butter and the supporting cast was great. Enjoyed seeing the character continue into the 80s, with updates for the current standards of the time. This is one of my favorite shows of all time (along with Columbo and Rockford) and I never tire of seeing the same episodes over and over again.

@robbinlongs106 3 года назад

He was & always will be one of my favorites, I love everything he acts in .

@2chuck 3 года назад

It's so unfair that he had to choose either an open life just being himself, or Fame and Fortune acting. I still watch a Perry Mason show occasionally. He was so convincing in the part. I'm glad at least that he had a solid relationship in his private life. I also didn't know what a responsible person he was from his Naval Service to his Philanthropy. An outstanding Human Being that sadly had to hide in an Era that was unaccepting of that one small thing that didn't even define him. Thanks for the video.

@johnpatrickfay5288 3 года назад

Great actor and great presence, Had more manliness than most heterosexual men of today. Enough said.

@don-cw1yz 3 года назад

Yes, he was quite an actor in more ways than one.

@shamanisis9601 3 года назад

He has an extraordinary military career. Look it up. He thrived alone. But that is a lonely road, which RB knew well.

@lisaellis2593 3 года назад

Agreed.

@UncleRobsGarage 3 года назад

He was fake!

@johnpatrickfay5288 3 года назад

@@UncleRobsGarage In as much as what exactly. Fake is the new genome of modern society, Keep your friends close, But your enemies closer, Has never been more true today.

@nhmooytis7058 3 года назад

He used to own an orchid farm in Fiji, now The Garden of the Sleeping Giant, open to the public!

@scottbiddle3967 3 года назад

He has always been one of my favorite actors. I think it's great how he could keep his life so personal

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

I don't care about his personal life. I just enjoy his acting.

@sheilagravely5621 3 года назад

I wish more actors kept there business private.

@yvonce7309 3 года назад

@@sheilagravely5621 Exactly!!!!

@mikemadden4084 3 года назад

Bingo

@mississippimud7046 3 года назад

His years of entertaining me through TV AND FILMS IS ALL I CARE ABOUT

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

Raymond burr was in the movie, a place in the Sun with Elizabeth Taylor.

@orlettacaldwell 3 года назад

He had a prolific radio career as well. Great actor. That's all I care about his life.

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

He gave us great performances on Perry Mason and Ironside.

@Texas1836 3 года назад

Perry and Paul were 2 gorgeous hunks.

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

The gay hunks were always gorgeous.

@ketokarbs3671 3 года назад

Paul who????

@stevenwagner9912 3 года назад

His private detective on Perry Mason.

@rickpendergrass9302 3 года назад

Nasty

@ketokarbs3671 3 года назад

@@rickpendergrass9302 yes it's grosssss

@denisestinnett8904 3 года назад

You would think we would have at least reached a point where brave military men and women could live the lives they fought so hard to give us all.

@don_actor_improv 3 года назад

amen

@noelt2238 2 года назад

@@don_actor_improv And Amen!

@charlottesmith4850 3 года назад

I knew he was gay. I love his eyes. He was such a handsome man.

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

Millions of fans adore him.

@vanmorrison2346 3 года назад

G..a little bird came along and tell you.

@32mybelle 3 года назад

Dreamy

@pegjardin1954 3 года назад

I don't think I realized it

@juanlopez4353 3 года назад

Well big actors like Kirk Douglas, Marlon Brando, Richard Pryor, we're gay...

@mizera_mykle 3 года назад

Heartbreaking to know that a man who brought joy to my dark violent childhood struggled with not only weight but worse still, hiding his natural orientation. I find gentle comfort in knowing he lived within a 35 year soulful marriage, sans paperwork. Kept a secret yes, yet obviously strong committed and joyfully wonderful. Thank you for your respectful mini biography that included Raymond's true nature while highlighting so much more. EDIT: A gentle correction Sir from a native Californian. Geyserville is pronounced *Guy* serville and not *Geezer* ville. 🤗

@hurryandleave9680 Год назад

Also, Valayho, not Valejo (even though it's spelled "Vallejo").

@nadinejackson6187 3 года назад

I wish some of the current 'celebrities' kept their private lives a secret.

@pegjardin1954 3 года назад

I have to agree with you!!!

@lory2videos 3 года назад

I agree as well!!!!!!

@marthapushpin 3 года назад

Why? Love is love, they deserve to live their lives openly.

@pennagainagain7491 3 года назад

Why did you have to say that when was trying to drink my coffee? What a mess!

@hurryandleave9680 Год назад

Their private AND public lives!

@peggyelchert8340 3 года назад

He was certainly no slouch. He lived a very pro-active useful life.

@jubalcalif9100 3 года назад

Indubitably !

@32mybelle 3 года назад

Brilliant with his hobbies and talents too.

@jubalcalif9100 3 года назад

@@32mybelle How right you are ! :-)

@yayajlupo 3 года назад

Very tastefully done , kudo's.He was a great actor

@kenrowland7864 3 года назад

I always loved his Beautiful Eyes 😌

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

His beautiful eyes can put you in a trance.

@roxannekeomaka4754 3 года назад

I still watch Perry Mason, my 91 year old mother still has a crush on him. I will not ruin her fantasy . Glad he found love throughout those bigoted years. Thank you for his great story

@archraskal 3 года назад

Your mother is a big girl. Show her this video. She probably realizes that she's a fangirl and she's indulging in a fantasy.

@gaylewieneke7084 3 года назад

He was so sinister and menacing in Rear Window. My favorite Hitchcock film.

@theresareynolds3133 3 года назад

I loved Raymond Burr. It’s such a shame that men and women had to hide their sexuality, I loved his show’s I didn’t care who he slept with, it was none of my business. Even today studio’s try to hide sexual preferences. He was a fantastic person with a long list of acting career, he was great in Rear Window.

@PHlophe 3 года назад

Teresa, not just sexuality. some of us have to either be vague or hide our ethnicity. Even in 2021 . i could always related to anyone hiding a part of their genetic identity since I am biracial and usually most people can't tell at all.

@retalbtaylor370 2 года назад

He was truly terrifying in Rear Window. I can still see him looking up and realizing that directly across people could see what he did! Scared the crap out of me and I can see him looking up and realizing it in his mind, then…oh NO ..he’s COMING….‼️

@acastrohowell 3 года назад

Love Perry Mason watching today ☺️

@feleciaclemons5074 3 года назад

Best damn show EVER!!

@vickicocosolo2099 3 года назад

I watch too.I work nights, and come home and watch to just relax!!!'. I watched as a child with my family! Such wonderful memories,.hence maybe able to relax (family memories) I watch every night until I fall asleep! My best friend does the same!!

@patriciakavanaugh7820 3 года назад

Raymond burr was my grand mothers first cousin they would play together in the yard together as children before he went to Hollywood

@rosannesavine6443 3 года назад

I’ve loved watching Perry Mason since I was a kid. Burr was a great actor!

@vivianlang5269 3 года назад

COOL💖

@jimmyrodasmolestina979 3 года назад

Was he playing with vintage barbies

@diamondleigh7280 3 года назад

@@jimmyrodasmolestina979 😄😄 that was mean...... 😄

@revondacolbert7775 3 года назад

Nice! My cousin was a floral designer who also happened to be gay. He designed the flower arrangements for tv shows like Hotel and Falcon Crest. He became friends with Raymond Burr during Burr's later life. He always commented on how kind Mr Burr was.

@wowjef 3 года назад

He was menacing in Hitchcock's Rear Window. I saw it as a young teen. It scared the shit out of me

@segifford1 3 года назад

Raymond Burr is one of my favorite actors. His goodness always shines through.

@suziemartin3587 3 года назад

Mr. Burr was an amazing talent!!! I had the honor of working on a couple of the made for TV Perry Mason movies filmed in Denver in 1980's. ( late) 1980's, while I was attending Community college of Denver. It was wonderful to watch first hand. All the talented people.

@susanplunkett5779 3 года назад

What a interesting man. I didn't know anything about him. A very nice positive look into his life.

@Johnnycdrums 3 года назад

Love the way he used to whip around in that wheel chair.

@MarkSentMe 3 года назад

Raymond Burr- breeder of orchids...and foster father to more than 20 children. Served in the U.S. Navy. "They can never taint you in my eyes." Amazing

@Original50 3 года назад

There were more than a few silver-screen heart-throbs that batted for the other side back then and yet so many of men (including me) modelled our masculinity around these titans. Gay men are men and some of the best kind of men at that!

@brentonl1746 3 года назад

Thanks for this great look at this big actor, I don't really care what these actors did in their private life it was what they gave us on screen what mattered. Anyway if that was the worst he did in Hollywood then I would say it wouldn't of even rated compared to some others. I loved him in Ironside. Thanks again for this excellent look at RB. Brenton.

@randiruiz96 3 года назад

Raymond Burr very good actor! Real acting in the court room. Must be the one of kind actor Back in tbat Era of Hollywood.

@idavega-landow7821 3 года назад

I first saw Raymond Burr in his role as reporter Steve Martin in "Godzilla", when I was just a kid. He left an indelible impression on me. When he became Perry Mason, that was even more impressive. Ironside wasn't bad, but by then I was more into the Bionic Woman. Nowadays, I'm rediscovering Perry Mason on METV in NYC, where he's shown every weeknight at eleven and mornings at nine. The only villainous role I saw him in was as the murderous husband in "Rear Window", but that was certainly memorable! I'm sorry he had to live a lie in order to be left in peace by the star makers and gossip mongers, but homosexuality simply wasn't understood very well back then. We're supposed to be more enlightened now, but there's still a great deal of prejudice directed toward LBGTQ people in show business, as well as in other spheres. All I can say is, good night, Mr. Burr, wherever you are, and thanks for all the courtroom drama as Perry Mason, as well as all your other roles.

@bruceweaver7641 3 года назад

He also had a small part in the Marx Bros. Last movie, "Love Happy.".

@MsAppassionata 3 года назад

The American version of Godzilla was my favorite film when I was a kid. I watched it every time it came on T.V. even when it played every night of the week. I was obsessed. Lol.

@eagleeye2300 3 года назад

Never in a million years would have thought Burr was homosexual. Seeing his pictures as a young man makes me long for my own youth, too! He was gorgeous.

@pennagainagain7491 3 года назад

remember when you first understood the meaning of "You can't tell a book by its cover?"

@lornabeckford5419 3 года назад

Non of these 2 guys looks like Raymond. I saw in an interview on TV, back in the 80s. He said "I have never denied my sexuality." I admired him even more for staying true 👍 who he is , regardless of what the stigma in Hollywood were at the time...😎

@dalehammond1704 3 года назад

If a full length movie were ever done of his life, a shortened version covering just the interesting points would take at least 6 hours.

@steventuck1524 3 года назад

Who gives a damn about a person's sexuality??? IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS!!!

@Melinda8162 3 года назад

Well, back then, they thought you should keep it that way! (Their ' business').

@MrYogipee 3 года назад

Now, they MAKE it your business!

@fzen2432 3 года назад

It is so unfortunate that actors, such as Burr, felt the need to hide the fact that they were born Canadian. Thank goodness times have changed!

@annbell6453 3 года назад

Lol!

@JORIALJohnRichardAllan 3 года назад

LOL!

@jeanholsapple3932 3 года назад

LOL!

@dwbiggly6907 3 года назад

Good one!😂😂

@noelt2238 3 года назад

I don't hear this Canadian laughing.

@SPohl-zy4rz 3 года назад

What a lovely man. I listen to the Perry Mason show every night. He brought such depth and compassion to the character.

@stang8160 3 года назад

One of my great aunts was a big Perry Mason fan, and I got into the show as a kid because of her. Burr was a gifted and prolific actor, and even more importantly, a kind, decent and generous man. He was human, with the same human fears and frailties that we all have. But he gave us much to enjoy and to remember him by, and he certainly left the world a little bit better than he found it.

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

Raymond burr has million of fans that love him and don't care about his private business.

@thomasharrison3126 3 года назад

Who Cares if he was gay or straight??? A Great Actor & A Very Nice man!

@crisbrown1613 3 года назад

PERRY MASON: Is A Huge Staple Upon So Many Of Us.

@harperstacey9604 3 года назад

Perry Mason was better than Matlock.

@DesertSkies120 3 года назад

Your pronunciations of Vallejo (va-LAY-hoe) and Geyserville (GUY- zer -vil) gave me a good hearty laugh.

@chestervaldes7551 3 года назад

yeah, "geezerville" had me laughing.

@oliverosson3897 3 года назад

Also San Ra-fell.

@cruisepaige 3 года назад

Can you pronounce Leicester? Worcester?

@DesertSkies120 3 года назад

@@cruisepaige If you are asking me personally, YES, I can! I can also correctly pronounce Buccleuch, Beaulieu, Llandudno, and a host of other British proper and place names that are pronounced in ways not expected by their spelling. But as it happens, I do speak fluent British English.

@wplvirginia5761 3 года назад

I am a big fan of Raymond Burr. This is a tastefully done video about his life and career, thank you. The only thing that was missing for me was mention of his work in Radio. I hear Raymond Burr nearly every day when I turn on Classic Radio on Sirius XM. In the 1940's and early 50's he played bad guys or tough cops a lot but then after many years of these other roles, in about 1955 or 1956, he "suddenly" is cast as the star main character of a radio program written and produced by the same folks that had created the super successful Radio version of Gunsmoke. The new show was also a western, a show called Ft. Laramie. And in Ft. Laramie, Burr is so so very good and nuanced and skillful with his words and inflection and pausing and everything the best actors know how to do. But still this is a nice overview of his life and impact in films and television. He really was extraordinary. If he does not have a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame he should.

@bagpipes978 3 года назад

He was a great actor with an enormously kind heart! God bless you, Raymond Burr!

@califwillie4247bd 3 года назад

I remember going to Raymond's house in Hollywood back in the day to party. He was gay and it was known thru-out the gay community. That was in the 70's. It was a crazy time of life. He was a great actor also and very generous.

@mikediamond353 3 года назад

So generous that he took in many foster children through our his career. Did you ever meet any of them at the hay parties? The 70s WERE crazy!

@beverlytheis2836 3 года назад

He was!

@debrastarr9147 3 года назад

How old are you?

@zochbuppet448 3 года назад

@@debrastarr9147 Its youtube you're on. Probably not more 35... so hes lying

@debrastarr9147 3 года назад

@@zochbuppet448 Thank you. I was trying to correlate how old Raymond Burr was in the seventies and when he died. I watched Perry Mason with my grandmother when I was four years old. The show was on the air for nine years. I have always been a RB admirer too many good memories. Now that discloses my age and I'm not lying. Take care. Best