Paula Raymond (born Paula Ramona Wright, November 23, 1924 â€"
December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress who played the
leading lady in numerous movies and television series. She was the
niece of American pulp-magazine editor Farnsworth Wright.Raymond was
born on November 23, 1924 as Paula Ramona Wright in San Francisco,
California. Her father was a corporate lawyer. Following her parents'
divorce, Raymond and her mother moved to Los Angeles.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.Before she became an actress,
Raymond was a photographers' model. She told author Leo Verswijver "I
got started modeling at $25 an hour and [I] forgot all about acting,
because I was earning a living." Her work included posing for the
cover of True Confessions magazine.
December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress who played the
leading lady in numerous movies and television series. She was the
niece of American pulp-magazine editor Farnsworth Wright.Raymond was
born on November 23, 1924 as Paula Ramona Wright in San Francisco,
California. Her father was a corporate lawyer. Following her parents'
divorce, Raymond and her mother moved to Los Angeles.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.Before she became an actress,
Raymond was a photographers' model. She told author Leo Verswijver "I
got started modeling at $25 an hour and [I] forgot all about acting,
because I was earning a living." Her work included posing for the
cover of True Confessions magazine.
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