Raymond Burr he comes around before anyone else and does what he can to help. He's a great star—in the old tradition." During the filming of his last Perry Mason movie in the spring of 1993, Raymond Burr fell ill. A Viacom spokesperson told the media that the illness might be related to the renal cell carcinoma (malignant kidney tumor) that Burr had removed that February. It was determined that the cancer had spread to his liver and was at that point inoperable. Burr threw several "goodbye parties" before his death on September 12, 1993, at his Sonoma County ranch near Healdsburg.
Raymond Chow (artist) Samantha Eggar, Paul Anka, Gordon Lightfoot, Raymond Burr, and Roger Moore. Other collectors of Raymond Chow's paintings have included Prime Minister Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, David Lam, Carole Taylor, Doreen Braveram, Fran Belzberg, Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy, Noel Harrison and Susan Matheson. Chow was married with the former Joyce Quan. and later divorced. Chow has a son and a daughter. Chow has collected and rebuilt antique cars. He also collects old pianos and writes songs. Raymond Chow (artist) Raymond Chow (/ˈchau̇/; Chinese: 曹惠文; pinyin: cáo huì wēn; born September 16, 1941) is a Canadian artist. He is primarily recognized for his