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Burr went to great lengths to preserve his tough-guy image, hiding the fact that he was gay by making up elaborate stories about his personal life. They included claims of three marriages, fathering a son who later died of leukemia, and being wounded in World War II combat on Okinawa.

Her father had been a sailor at nearby Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and got a civilian job at the shipyard after his discharge from the Navy. Her marriage over, she remained in Vallejo, opening a music shop and giving piano lessons. She also played the organ at the Virginia movie theater and at the First Presbyterian Church, both short walks from the Empress Rooms.

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Over the next several years, Raymond and his younger sister and brother lived with their mother at the Empress, a small house at Napa St. All but the Napa Street home were in or near downtown Vallejo. Thinking a more structured environment would help, his mother enrolled him as a boarding student at the San Rafael Military Academy in Minerva also moved to Oakland, where she continued giving music lessons.

She also enrolled in classes at the nearby University of California, Berkeley. Before and after the CCC work, Burr had an assortment of jobs in Vallejo, delivering newspapers, working at clothing and jewelry stores, and delivering prescriptions for a downtown drug store.

Burr also had shown an interest in acting, with roles in church plays, a operetta staged by Lincoln School students, and a school production in Berkeley. Inliving was raymond burr great gay his grandparents at the Empress in Vallejo, Burr, 19, also demonstrated his talent in telling tall tales.

In a Vallejo Times-Herald story, he raised the possibility that he was an heir to a vast estate in England that had gone unclaimed for three generations. He eventually became wealthy, but not as a result of any inheritance. He also married actress Isabella Ward but they parted after several months.

His mother was living with him at that point. Touring overseas with USO shows in the s, Burr was in line for one of his greatest roles. The show ran until Mayand Burr reprised the role in in about two dozen made-for-TV movies. Ironside did his detective work from a wheelchair.

Burr also continued visiting the troops, touring Vietnam 13 times. Burr continued his acting work even after being diagnosed with cancer in Burr spent his final few months at his Dry Creek Valley ranch, where he died on Sept. Next to his grave are the graves of his parents.

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