Research Catalog

Title

Hiding in plain sight : the secret life of Raymond Burr / Michael Seth Starr.

Author

Starr, Michael, 1961-

Publication

New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2008.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Description

ix, 266 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Michael Seth Starr interviewed thirty people who knew or worked with Raymond Burr for this book, including Angela Lansbury, Barbara Hale, Robert Wagner, Fred Silverman, and Arthur Hiller. This book examines the totality of Raymond Burr's career and his personal life, including his relationship with his partner of over thirty-five years, Robert Benevides. Burr met Benevides, a struggling actor, on the set of Perry Mason. Together, they built a business empire, traveled the world, and shared their passion for orchids and fine wine, keeping the true nature of their relationship a secret from all but their closest friends, a secret revealed here in depth for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993
• Television actors and actresses > United States > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index.

Contents

1. A Burr in the Saddle -- Ch. 2. California Dreamin' -- Ch. 3. An Old Wives' Tale -- Ch. 4. (Un)true Romance -- Ch. 5. Enter Perry Mason -- Ch. 6. Howdy, Partner: A Little R&R -- Ch. 7. A Confidential -- Ch. 8. Your Slip Is Showing -- Ch. 9. It's a Jungle Out There -- Ch. 10. Raymond and the Misses -- Ch. 11. Redux and Cover -- Ch. 12. Twilight in the Vineyard -- Ch. 13. Where There's a Will ... -- Raymond Burr Credits -- Author Interviews.

ISBN

• 9781557836946 :
• 1557836949

LCCN

40015533623

OCLC

• ocn177016131
• 177016131
• SCSB-5414992

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries