Raymond Severn

Raymond Chesterton Shaw Severn (19 June 1930 – 3 November 1994) was an American cricketer and child screen actor.

Severn was born in Johannesburg, the son of Dr. Clifford Brill Severn (1890-1981) and his South African wife Rachel Malherbe (1897-1984).^[1] His parents emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles after he was born. He had seven siblings who were all child actors: Venetia Severn, Clifford Severn, Yvonne Severn, Ernest Severn, Christopher Severn, William Severn and Winston Severn.

Like his brothers Cliff and Winston, Raymond Severn played for the US national cricket team.^[2]

Raymond Severn played Paul Muni's son in the 1939 film We Are Not Alone. Raymond and his brothers Ernest and Christopher all acted in the 1943 film The Man from Down Under.

He died in Granada Hills in 1994.

Selected filmography

• The Story of Dr. Jenner (Short) (1939) - Little Jim Phipps
• We Are Not Alone (1939) - Gerald Newcome
• Foreign Correspondent (1940) - bit part
• The Reluctant Dragon (1941) - Baby Weems (voice only)
• On the Sunny Side (1942) - Boots, Kids Club member
• This Above All (1942) - Jackie Harvey
• A Yank at Eton (1942) - 'Inky' Weeld
• The Man from Down Under (1943) - 'Nipper' at age 12
• A Guy Named Joe (1943) - Cyril, English boy
• The Lodger (1944) - boy
• The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) - Jim as a boy
• The Suspect (1944) - Merridew

References

External links

• Raymond Severn on IMDb
• Clifford Brill Severn at Find a Grave