From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Paula Raymond November 23 1924 December 31 2003 was an American model and actress 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 and Marie Windsor but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation In 1952 she played the heroine in The Beast From 20000 Fathoms In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and lowbudget horror movies including Perry Mason Hawaiian Eye 77 Sunset Strip and Blood of Draculas Castle with Alexander DArcy and John Carradine She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the longrunning western classic series Gunsmoke the role went to Amanda Blake 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 only 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 3 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 Raymond was previously married In 1944 Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson In 1946 they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter Raeme Dorene Patterson In 1993 Raymonds daughter died In 2003 Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Raymond licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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