Gene Raymond (August 13, 1908 - May 2, 1998) was a popular film actor of the 1930s and 1940s.

Gene Raymond was an actor of stage, film, and TV, singer, composer, writer, director, producer, decorated military pilot, and for 28 years the husband of movie star Jeanette MacDonald.

Gene Raymond, was born on August 13th, 1908 in New York City, as Raymond Guion. He was a child performer and a Broadway veteran by the age of 12. Gene a blond, husky, handsome actor had his greatest popularity in the 1930s and early 1940s. He got his big break in Personal Maid (1931). He soon was being cast in classic movies, such as, Red Dust (1932) opposite Jean Harlow and Clark Gable and in Ex-Lady (1933), (as Bette Davis' husband). Gene was known around Hollywood as being a dependable leading man and an all-around great guy, with an almost "pretty" face and having a pleasant singing voice. Gene Raymond's career continued to grow with a starring role in, Sadie McKee (1934), opposite Joan Crawford (I). Gene soon met and fell in love with MGM's very popular, beautiful, red-headed, operatic singer/actress, Jeanette MacDonald. They married in 1937, when Jeanette finished making her third of eight movies with, Nelson Eddy. Jeanette's fans wanted her to marry Nelson Eddy but, it was Gene who stole her heart and she his. In 1941, he and Jeanette were cast opposite one another in Smilin' Through (1941) - their only picture together, and a picture they both treasured. In 1948, Gene tried his hand at directing and producing, the movie was Million Dollar Weekend, but unfortunately it wasn't very successful. In 1949, he and Jeanette decided to slow down their careers - Jeanette left the movies, and he became very selective on the ones he did. They spent the next 14 years traveling together, and staying active in Hollywood society. In 1963, Jeanette, who had a weak heart, had an arterial transplant, and Gene tried to nurse her back to health. In 1965, she had a heart attack and died with Gene by her side. This put an end to a 28 year marriage, a rarity in Hollywood. Every year since Jeanette's death, he attended the "Jeanette MacDonald International Fan Club" convention in Los Angeles. Here he shared stories with her fans and friends - a thing he once said "he will do till and Jeanette and I are together again".