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Deborah Raffin

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Deborah Raffin Famous memorial

Birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
21 Nov 2012 (aged 59)
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Actress, Entrepreneur. The daughter of 1940s model-turned actress Trudy Marshall, her father worked in the meat and restaurant industry. Raised within the shadows of Hollywood, she studied at Los Angeles Valley College and began her acting career following training at the National Theatre in England with a minor role in the TV-film "Of Men and Women" (1973). This was followed with a series of motion pictures among them "40 Carats" (1973), "The Dove" (1973), "Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough" (1975) and "The Sentinel" (1977). Her most prolific work was in TV-movies which included her memorable portrayal of tormented actress Brooke Hayward in "Haywire" (1980) and her Golden Globe-nominated performance in "Touched By Love" (1980). Along with her then-husband music producer Michael Viner, she formed the highly-successful audio books company Dove Books-on-Tape in 1985. She died of complications from leukemia.
Actress, Entrepreneur. The daughter of 1940s model-turned actress Trudy Marshall, her father worked in the meat and restaurant industry. Raised within the shadows of Hollywood, she studied at Los Angeles Valley College and began her acting career following training at the National Theatre in England with a minor role in the TV-film "Of Men and Women" (1973). This was followed with a series of motion pictures among them "40 Carats" (1973), "The Dove" (1973), "Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough" (1975) and "The Sentinel" (1977). Her most prolific work was in TV-movies which included her memorable portrayal of tormented actress Brooke Hayward in "Haywire" (1980) and her Golden Globe-nominated performance in "Touched By Love" (1980). Along with her then-husband music producer Michael Viner, she formed the highly-successful audio books company Dove Books-on-Tape in 1985. She died of complications from leukemia.

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One Of God's Chosen
Mother, Daughter,
Sister And Friend



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  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101106857/deborah-raffin: accessed ), memorial page for Deborah Raffin (13 Mar 1953–21 Nov 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101106857, citing Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.