Raymond Burr producer of the Perry Mason TV films, said in 2006, "I had always assumed that Raymond was gay, because he had a relationship with Robert Benevides for a very long time. Whether or not he had relationships with women, I had no idea. I did know that I had trouble keeping track of whether he was married or not in these stories. Raymond had the ability to mythologize himself, to some extent, and some of his stories about his past … tended to grow as time went by." Burr had many hobbies over the course of his life: cultivating orchids
Benjamin Burr Benjamin Burr Benjamin Burr (April 8, 1818 – February 16, 1894) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Rodman, Jefferson County, New York, Burr lived on a farm in New York. Burr moved to Rochester, New York where he had a business: Spencer & Burr which dealt with wholesale oyster and fruit. In 1857, Burr and his wife moved to Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Burr was in the mercantile and grocery business in Stevens Point and was president of the International Bank of Amherst. Burr served on the Portage County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors serving as chairman of the county