Raymond Burr them the "Barbara Hale Orchid" after his "Perry Mason" costar. Burr and Benevides cultivated Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and grapes for Port wine, as well as orchids, at Burr's farmland holdings in Sonoma County, California. In 1965, Burr purchased Naitauba, a island in Fiji, rich in seashells. There, he and Benevides oversaw the raising of copra (coconut meat) and cattle, as well as orchids. Burr planned to retire there permanently. However, medical problems made that impossible and he sold the property in 1983. Burr was a well-known philanthropist. He gave enormous sums of money, including his salaries from the Perry Mason
Henry Burr Cecilia. His widow died of a heart ailment in 1954 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Although Burr is rarely heard today in mainstream musical culture, his 1922 rendition of "My Buddy" was used on the soundtrack of a "Boardwalk Empire" episode, originally broadcast on October 8, 2012 (Season 3, Episode 4, "Blue Bell Boy"). Notably, in the 1960s, the famous ukulele-playing singer Tiny Tim frequently played Burr songs on stage and on such programs as "The Johnny Carson Show". Burr's 1915 recording of "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning" was used on Ernie Kovacs' "Eugene" special in 1960, and