When in 2008 actor Raymond Burr was featured in a Canada postage stamp "Canadians in Hollywood" it came as a surprise to many of his countrymen. 'Perry Mason' and 'Ironsides,' yes, but a Canadian? There was many another surprise behind the portly façade of the well-known legal eagle. Not the least was that, with his long-time partner Robert Benevides, he was a highly successful orchid grower and vineyard owner.
Raymond William Stacy Burr was born 1917 in New Westminster, British Columbia--and returned there after his death to be buried with his parents in Fraser Cemetery. Between those two incidents he led a full and eventful life for 76 years.
