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Ray Lewis
Raymond Gray (“Rapid Ray”) Lewis, CM, sprinter (born 8 October 1910 in Hamilton, ON; died 14 November 2003 in Hamilton, ON). Ray Lewis was the first Canadian-born Black athlete to earn an Olympic medal. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 1932 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. He was also part of the Canadian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m event at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England. Lewis was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000.
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Ray Mead
Ray Mead, visual artist (born 22 September 1921 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; died 5 September 1998 in Toronto, ON). A member of Painters Eleven and the Ontario Society of Artists, Mead was included in the Jubilee Year Canadian Art Show at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario) in 1950 and the Painters Eleven show at the Roberts Gallery in 1954. A formative influence on the development of modernism in Canada, Ray Mead is one of Canada’s most celebrated 20th-century painters.
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Ray Nurse
Ray Nurse. Lutenist, builder and restorer of period string instruments, bass, b New Westminster, BC, 1 Feb 1947.
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Raymond Bouchard
Raymond Bouchard, actor, comedian, theatre director (born 7 March 1945 in Lauzon (now Lévis), QC; died 21 February 2026 in Montreal, QC). A gifted and multi-faceted actor, Raymond Bouchard has been featured in many québécois productions. He left his mark on Quebec culture in television, film and stage. Bouchard’s performance in La grande séduction (2003, trad. Seducing Doctor Lewis) paved his way to international French-language cinema. He won two Prix Gémeaux (1990, 2003) and was nominated at the 2004 Jutra Awards (now Prix Iris) for best actor.
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Raymond Brutinel
Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel, CB, CMG, DSO, geologist, journalist, soldier and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the field of mechanized warfare (b at Alet, Aude, France 6 Mar 1872; d at Couloume-Mondebat, Gares, France 21 Sept 1964).
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Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr's more memorable roles in higher profile films included the lawyer in A Place in the Sun (1951) with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor, and the murderer threatening Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's classic suspense thriller Rear Window (1954).
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Raymond Chan (Profile)
This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on January 30, 1995. Partner content is not updated.
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Raymond Collishaw
Raymond Collishaw, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, DSC, DFC, fighter pilot, senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander, businessman (born 22 November 1893 in Nanaimo, BC; died 28 September 1976 in West Vancouver, BC). Collishaw was one of the great aces of the First World War and an important RAF commander in the North African theatre during the Second World War.
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Raymond Daveluy
Daveluy was a founding member of the Mélodistes indépendants (1995), an association of composers and performers that promotes contemporary music accessible to a wider public than is traditionally the case with respect to modern works.
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Raymond Daveluy
(Joseph Eugène) Raymond (-Marie) Daveluy, organist, composer, administrator, educator (born 23 December 1926 in Victoriaville, QC; died 1 September 2016 in Montréal, QC). In 1937 he began studying music with his father, Lucien Daveluy, an organist and bandmaster in Victoriaville.
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Raymond Dessaints
Raymond Dessaints. Violinist, conductor, teacher, b Quebec City 21 Apr 1932; premier prix violin (CMQ) 1952. His main studies were with Calvin Sieb at the CMQ.
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Raymond Dudley
Raymond Dudley. Pianist, teacher, b Bowmanville, Ont, 20 Jun 1931, d Columbia, South Carolina, 16 Dec 2004; ARCT 1947, LRCT 1949, Artist Diploma (RCMT) 1952.
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Raymond Gervais
Raymond Gervais, avant-garde conceptual artist (born in 1946 in Montréal, Québec) creates multidisciplinary and multimedia performances and installations.
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Raymond Gravel
Raymond Gravel, priest, chaplain, theologian and parliamentarian (born 4 November 1952 in Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, QC; died 11 August 2014 in Joliette, QC).
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Raymond Hart Massey
Raymond Hart Massey, actor (b at Toronto 30 Aug 1896; d at Los Angeles, Calif 29 July 1983), brother of Vincent MASSEY. His distinctive voice and craggy good looks made him indelibly associated with the role of Abraham Lincoln both on stage and in film.
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