He is gay because he is married to Kevin Cozner. Edward Norton. Notable productions include; She Loves Me, Treasure Island, Irma La Douce, The Sound of Music, Grand Hotel, The Complaisant Lover, As You Like It, Hamlet, The Crucifer of Blood, Twelfth Night, Full Circle, Look After Lulu!, Dick Turpin, Lysistrata, Frost at Midnight, The Numbered, Electra, Castle in Sweden, The World of Susie Wong, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Troilus and Cressida, The Jungle Book, Peer Gynt, The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus, The Good Person of Sichuan, My Children My Africa, The Beaux Stratagem, Bent, Sunday in the Park with George, The Wind in the Willows, and Follies, as well as dozens of others. The youngest of three brothers, Gary and his brother Robin are twins, Robin being twenty minutes older. [11], Raymond's story about how he founded Victoria's Secret was briefly summarized in the 2010 film The Social Network. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gary_Raymond&oldid=966571865, Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episode: "Drama '61: The Best of Everything", Episode: "Cut Yourself a Slice of Throat", Episode: "Buried in the Cold Cold Ground", This page was last edited on 7 July 2020, at 21:24. [3] Raymond earned his Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1971. He started an early business at age 13 in Fairfield that produced wedding invitations. [18] He and his wife lost their homes (in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe) as well as their vehicles. [3], On June 12, 1977,[2] Victoria's Secret was founded by Roy and Gaye Raymond[6] in Delaware. Gary Raymond was born in Brixton, London, to theatrical parents, both of whom were variety artistes. [8][17] In 1986, the company was forced to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. [8][9] To open the store, he borrowed $40,000 from a bank and $40,000 from his family. [10] Roy and Gaye Raymond worked together to design and launch the first store with a Victorian-inspired style. Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento; database copy of original record, archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Despite running only two seasons, the series remains highly popular to this day. [17] As Raymond had not incorporated the company, he was ultimately liable for the financial burden. Guy Raymond (born Raymond W. Guyer; July 1, 1911 – January 26, 1997) was an American actor.. [15] In 1982, after five years of operation, Raymond sold the Victoria's Secret company for $1 million to Wexner, with its five stores and 42-page catalogue, then reported to be grossing $6 million per year. The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, "G. Raymond; Characgter Actor, Dancer, Comedian", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guy_Raymond&oldid=962272449, Internet Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 June 2020, at 02:47. [5], Raymond was married to actress Ann Morgan Guilbert. [5][3] His greater aspiration was to start his own business. Captain Raymond Jacob "Ray" Holt is a character from Brooklyn Nine-Nine. When Gary was eleven years old, he won a scholarship to the Gateway School and remained there until he graduated at age sixteen. Find family history information in a whole new way Create a free family tree for yourself or for Gaye Raymond and … Raymond appears to have complete heterochromia, where one eye is a different color than the other. "[15] Six months later, Raymond contacted Wexner to discuss a potential sale. Raymond's broad theatrical career began in the mid 1950s, and he has continued appearing on stage all throughout his film and television career. ", "Roy Raymond: The tragic genius at the heart of Victoria's Secret", "Struggling Victoria's Secret is sold as women demand comfort", "Roy Raymond, 47; Began Victoria's Secret", "How Victoria's Secret and its fashion show went primetime — after its founder killed himself", "Do You Know Why Victoria's Secret Is Named 'Victoria's Secret'? He was last seen walking toward the bridge, and hours afterward, his body was found by the Coast Guard near the Marin County shoreline. Gary Barrymore Raymond (born 20 April 1935) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.[1][2]. Contrary to popular belief, he isn't the first villager to have this trait; the first villager with complete heterochromia is Hugh , who was introduced in Animal Crossing . [8] Raymond was inspired to start Victoria's Secret after feeling embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife in a department store. His left eye is green while his right eye is brown. [10] Investigators concluded that he had jumped off the bridge. [2], Roy Raymond was born April 15, 1947, in Connecticut. "[14], The company earned $500,000 in its first year and Raymond started a mail order catalog and opened three stores in San Francisco. ", "In 2018, where does Victoria's Secret stand? He is also well known for his role as Sergeant Jack Moffitt in the late-1960s American television show, The Rat Patrol (1966–68). Gaye Raymond lived on month day 1999, at address. Raymond's former wife, Gaye, said that Raymond could not recreate his success in other business ventures, and eventually fell victim to depression. [10][8], Leslie Wexner discovered Raymond's store in the early 1980s, described it as unique, and declared that he had never encountered anything like it in his travels. "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985", Raymond W. Guyer and Ann Guilbert Eckstein, September 8, 1969, Los Angeles, California. After training at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Gary worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s, playing roles such as MacBeth, Oberon, and Claudius, as well as numerous others. He died on January 26, 1997, in Santa Monica, California at age 85.[6].
His greater aspiration was to start his own business. [10][16], For approximately a year after the sale to Wexner, Raymond stayed on as president of Victoria's Secret while working towards the start of his next company, an upscale store for children called My Child's Destiny. [13] On selecting the name Victoria for the business, Raymond stated that there were "a couple hundred names we came up with, but only that one seemed to have all the elements for the character we were trying to portray.
Before he became an actor, he danced for 14 years, sometimes performing solo and sometimes as part of a comedy dance team.[2]. [3] After his divorce, Raymond was reportedly in a relationship with Peggy Knight of Ross, California. [4] He also acted in stock theater. [3]:1092 His Murdock character was the only one who appeared in all three of the programs. He made his film debut as Charles Stuart (King Charles II) in the British classic swashbuckling film The Moonraker (1958). [3] They divorced in 1990. Angels Soar – Flying High on the Money Trail. [7] Raymond opened the first Victoria's Secret store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. [2] On Broadway, he had the roles of Ulysses in Hook n' Ladder (1952) and George Herman in Pipe Dream (1955). When he was 15, Raymond debuted professionally as a comedy dancer. [11][12] A reference to Queen Victoria, the name Victoria's Secret was meant to evoke the sophistication and propriety associated with Victorian era boudoirs while eluding to the ‘secret’ underneath the clothes. [3], Raymond and his wife, Gaye, had two children together, a son and a daughter. [20], American businessman, founder of Victoria's Secret, "Who Was the 'Victoria' in Victoria's Secret? [3] He attended Tufts University, graduating in 1969. He soon followed up with his role as Cliff Lewis in Tony Richardson's film adaptation of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1958), opposite Richard Burton and Mary Ure Subsequent notable films included: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), in which he appeared with Katharine Hepburn, Mercedes McCambridge and Elizabeth Taylor; The Millionairess (1960), where Gary played Sophia Loren's character's husband; El Cid (1961), an epic film in which he played opposite Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren; The Playboy of the Western World (1962), which Gary starred in; Jason and the Argonauts (1963), a fantasy film; and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), where he portrayed the apostle Simon bar Jonah, who became Peter. Gary's mother died of tuberculosis within nine months of his and his brother's birth, and the two were then in the care of a nanny.
[10][19] Gaye Raymond stated that she believed he had suffered from depression following a series of business failures. Guy Raymond (born Raymond W. Guyer; July 1, 1911 – January 26, 1997) was an American actor. Before he became an actor, he danced for 14 years, sometimes performing solo and sometimes as part of a comedy dance team. Business at the store suffered due to a poor location with limited walk in traffic and due to a limited marketing strategy which focused on the wealthy, lending to an image of being elitist. [18], Raymond secured funding to launch Quinby's from Diane Disney Miller and Ron W. Miller but within two years he was bought out due to financial disputes. Gary's mother died of tuberculosis within nine months of his and his brother's birth, and the two were then in the care of a nanny.
On television, Raymond portrayed Cliff Murdock in Harris Against the World,[3] Karen,[3]:555 and Tom, Dick and Mary. Gaye Raymond. Biography. ", "5 Things You Didn't know: Victoria's Secret", "The Tragic Story Behind Victoria's Secret", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roy_Raymond&oldid=986295088, Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 October 2020, at 23:44. [10] The business catered to professional couples and sold computer games, imported dolls and expensive toys in a single store in San Francisco and through mail order catalogues. Roy Larson Raymond (April 15, 1947 – August 26, 1993)[1] was an American businessman who founded the Victoria's Secret lingerie retail store in California in 1977. Raymond appeared in the films 4D Man, Sail a Crooked Ship, Gypsy, It Happened at the World's Fair, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Ballad of Josie, Wild in the Streets, Bandolero! [3], On August 26, 1993, Raymond ended his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. and The Undefeated, among others.
[18] He continued to generate business ideas and to work towards the launch of companies including a children's book store (Quinby's), a mail-order home-repair hardware business, and a company that produced wigs for those who had lost their hair due to cancer treatments. [15] Although Wexner was interested in purchasing Victoria's Secret, Raymond was initially wary of Wexner, who later stated "When I met him, it was as if he met the devil. [8][3] In 1984, Raymond personally invested $850,000 in the new venture. [4][3], Raymond worked in marketing for several companies early in his career, including Guild Wineries, Richardson-Merrell, and the Vicks company. When he was 15, Raymond debuted professionally as a comedy dancer. 0 433 . Raymond worked in marketing for several companies early in his career, including Guild Wineries, Richardson-Merrell, and the Vicks company. Gary Raymond was born in Brixton, London, to theatrical parents, both of whom were variety artistes.The youngest of three brothers, Gary and his brother Robin are twins, Robin being twenty minutes older. He has been married since 1961 to actress Delena Kidd, with whom he has three children: Matthew, Sophie, and the youngest, actress Emily Raymond.