5 quotes by George Raft (1895-1980), American (Actor)

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George Raft

I must have gone through $10 million during my career. Part of the loot went for gambling, part for horses and part for women. The rest I spent foolishly.

George Raft

Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

George Raft

I can't act. I simply must be myself, do the things that seem natural to me. When I get with a director who wants me to act, I'll be lost.

George Raft

Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

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George Raft

Born: September 26, 1895
Died: November 24, 1980
Nationality: American
Profession: Actor, Dancer Producer

Biography

George Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembered for his gangster roles in Scarface (1932), Each Dawn I Die (1939) with James Cagney and Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon, as a dancer in Bolero (1934) with Carole Lombard, and a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940) with Humphrey Bogart.

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