George Raft Died Poor

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  • @FactsVerse
    @FactsVerse  Год назад +5

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  • @danalamb8398
    @danalamb8398 Год назад +20

    George Raft captivated the scenes and enjoyed watching his movies.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. Which of George's movies appealed to you the most?

  • @Hutchbullterrier1
    @Hutchbullterrier1 Год назад +23

    Very handsome man. Love watching him act and dance. So sorry he died poor and alone. ❤️💐

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Us too! Were' happy to know that you're a fan of George. May he find peace 🙏

  • @thisisme3238
    @thisisme3238 Год назад +23

    Never knew that George Raft died poor and alone...at least he lived life to the fullest, and amazingly worked up to his death at 79. His working career speaks for itself, I remember his movies and liked him as an actor. Thanks for a walk down memory lane, Facts Verse!

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      You're very much welcome! We're glad to know that you love our video. If we may ask, what other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

    • @ljiljamilo2976
      @ljiljamilo2976 5 месяцев назад

      Meni je zao njega zbog njegove lude supruge koja mu nije dala razvod...a voleo je Normu Siler!Njegov zivot bez ljubavi,tuga,!

  • @Mamadukee1
    @Mamadukee1 Год назад +33

    We all die alone ,we all make mistakes, he didn't died poor ,he lived as he wished ,oh and George will never be forgotten by real movie fans !!!!!!😁🇬🇧

    • @StellaWaldvogel
      @StellaWaldvogel Год назад +2

      Maybe he was poor compared to his glory days, but I don't think he was starving. He did all the talk shows in addition to movies right up to the end. And his Alka Seltzer commercial is legendary. :D

    • @ricardocantoral7672
      @ricardocantoral7672 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@StellaWaldvogel I would say he died poor. All he had was a small apartment, a few pieces of furniture, and a small pension.

    • @nenabunena
      @nenabunena 7 месяцев назад

      ​@ricardocantoral7672 how depressing to work all your life only to end up destitute in the end when you are too old to work hard and healthy

    • @gopherstate777
      @gopherstate777 Месяц назад

      @@ricardocantoral7672 When your 80 what more do you need? What your forgetting to add to that list is that he had influential friends in high places like Mike Douglas, Frank Sinatra and Lucy. He gave Lucille Ball a break when she was down. And anytime she had a spot for him, he had a job.
      A man who has friends is the richest man alive.

  • @Riogi
    @Riogi Год назад +19

    I always loved George Raft. I am sorry to hear of the sadness that came along in his life. May he rest in peace.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      We're very happy to know that you're a fan of George. If we may ask, what is your favorite role of his?

  • @sapphire13579
    @sapphire13579 Год назад +16

    I watched George Raft in Night After Night with my mother late one night and fell in love with the actor. He was so good looking and such a good actor. I was one of those people who believed he was a real gangster since he played them so convincingly and was a close friend of Benjamin Seigel.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Beautiful words, thank you for your message for George! Thank you so much for sharing your life story. In your opinion, what is his best film?

    • @StellaWaldvogel
      @StellaWaldvogel Год назад

      The FBI thought he was a real gangster and kept a file on him. Of course, they were mistaken. Everyone in Hollywood knew gangsters, that's how they got liquor during Prohibition. Jean Harlow dated Longy Zwillman, but nobody thought for a minute that she was guilty of anything. They sure picked on George, though.
      He was said to "dress like a gangster" but actually it was the other way around - gangsters emulated George Raft. The man could rock a suit.
      By the way, George got Mae West her first movie role in "Night After Night."

  • @nicoletanis3703
    @nicoletanis3703 Год назад +10

    Raft and Bogie were in a movie together. George Raft and Mae West died the same month. I'm a big George Raft fan. He was very young in the movie "The Bowery".

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад +2

      We remember The Bowery too! Thank you so much for bringing back memories. May George find peace.

  • @lillieknight
    @lillieknight Год назад +9

    So sad he turned down those parts in Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon etc. he would have been great.

    • @ricardocantoral7672
      @ricardocantoral7672 Год назад

      I doubt it. Raft was a wooden actor. He was only good at playing heavies.

  • @angel4everable
    @angel4everable Год назад +11

    I'm a huge George Raft fan, and his best role was opposite Humprey Bogart in THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT. They play two brothers who are truckers and run afoul of business rivals. Contrary to popular belief Raft was never considered for the lead in CASABLANCA. According to the definitive Bogart biography, TOUGH WITHOUT A GUN, "Jack Warner never wanted anyone except Bogart as Rick. Stories that George Raft or Ronald Reagan were offered the role are legends".

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад +1

      One of our favorites too, you've got taste! What other types of video would you like to see?

  • @fuxztx9720
    @fuxztx9720 11 месяцев назад +3

    He will always be the best actor and dancer

  • @irmamartin2911
    @irmamartin2911 Год назад +4

    He was a great dancer and actor!! Forgotten Actor!! I still watch his movies 🎥

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great day!

  • @grettageragi9598
    @grettageragi9598 Год назад +8

    i always loved seeing him in movies

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Us too! What is your favorite movie of George?

  • @richardshiggins704
    @richardshiggins704 Год назад +3

    I always thought he was an actual mobster . Goes to show how good he was as an actor .

  • @xtremefight
    @xtremefight Год назад +15

    It would have been better if you stuck to facts. Much of this you got right but the whole "broke and alone" line is wrong. He still lived in the Century Towers, but money was tight. As far as the alone nonsense, it was the time when our small dysfunctional family was actually the closest. Not only did he have us, on any given day there would be a cast of people visiting. Quite often it would be a group of friends.
    Next, the years. I find it irresponsible that people keep repeating the DOB of 1901 even after being corrected and even hearing it in George's own words. Some have even published in their books after speaking with myself or my father. The studios came up with that year as they always seemed to make actors appear younger than they really were. George was born in 1895. Next is the year he died. You mention 1979. George was very much alive in 1979. He passed in 1980.
    I don't usually comment on these pages but felt that this should be addressed.
    Ernest Raft

    • @Christine-926
      @Christine-926 Год назад +3

      I love George Raft! His star should have shined much brighter. So handsome and sexy. I wish he could have done more dancing and light comedy roles. Were you related or personal connection with him?

    • @nenabunena
      @nenabunena 7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your input and correction of the video. It seems he was born the same year as valentino

  • @patrickryan1515
    @patrickryan1515 Год назад +4

    His quiet good looks never left him. Richard Conte also had quiet good looks.

  • @sallykohorst8803
    @sallykohorst8803 Год назад +7

    Yes I had heard of him. Thanks for his story!

    • @allan9603
      @allan9603 Год назад

      @Sally, favorite movie?

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Our pleasure! We're glad to know that you love our video. If we may ask, what other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

  • @edcpike
    @edcpike Год назад +6

    This one shocked me. Great actor!

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Glad to know that you discovered something new about George. May he find peace 🙏

  • @patrickmaughan
    @patrickmaughan Год назад +4

    George Raft was a street smart American boxer, dancer and film actor.

  • @gvillante
    @gvillante Год назад +2

    Good Piece...George Raft was the real deal !

  • @gordon-n6s
    @gordon-n6s 2 месяца назад

    I knew very little about George Raft but gather he was very smooth and appealing. Not surprisingly for someone successful he lived beyond his means and never expected to live so long.

  • @kirbywaite1586
    @kirbywaite1586 Год назад +8

    He was really goodlooking and his dancing makes Astaire look like an amateur.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

    • @2011framat
      @2011framat Год назад +1

      "his dancing Astaire look like an amateur" lousy joke

    • @kirbywaite1586
      @kirbywaite1586 Год назад

      @2011framat It wasn't intended as a joke.

    • @2011framat
      @2011framat Год назад

      @@kirbywaite1586 too call somebody like Astaire an amateur is absurd He was far more creative and innovative like somebody like Raft . When it comes to dancing in the movies Raft was not nearly in the same league with Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire. Raft might have been a good dancer but in a rather conventional way. Kelly and Astaire had ideas of their own and did fantastic choreographies where Raft just danced in the fashion of the days. That's why Kelly & Astaire are still interesting to watch but Raft only for nostalgic reasons anymore

    • @kirbywaite1586
      @kirbywaite1586 Год назад

      @2011framat I never liked Astaire's dancing. He seemed to act as if it were a form of high Art.
      I think a lot if it was simply physically unappealing and his rather skeletal body was not pleasant to watch in motion . But I am glad you enjoy him.

  • @Hellserch
    @Hellserch Год назад +11

    There was always a sense of darkness and melancholy around this man which I have always found intriguing. He was one of those who could do it all and that’s maybe the cause of his downfall: it came too easy for him.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад +1

      We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great day!

    • @brendarodgers5686
      @brendarodgers5686 Год назад

      I think some of the sadness was because he was Catholic and couldn't divorce his wife. Maybe unrequited love for someone he could have loved and had a happy life with caused that sad aura.

  • @Linda-in9ns
    @Linda-in9ns Год назад +6

    Good actor! ⭐️

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад +1

      We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great day!

  • @brendafegley3317
    @brendafegley3317 Год назад +1

    I always loved him.Reminds me of Valentino.

  • @LeeJohn70
    @LeeJohn70 11 месяцев назад

    So sad, but thankfully George lives on forever 👍👍😁

  • @victorhugosilva8164
    @victorhugosilva8164 Год назад

    I've never heard about Goerge Raft until I saw Nocture along with Lynn Bari. I thought he was William Holden until I checked credits. What a good actor ! Now I've seen many of his movies in youtube. How could no one channel streams his work ? Thaks for the documentary.

  • @miriammartinez3748
    @miriammartinez3748 10 месяцев назад

    One of my favorite actress OG for real rest in peace

  • @irenejohnston6802
    @irenejohnston6802 Год назад

    Was always fascinated by him. There was a family rumour when I was a child. That my uncle who emigrated to NY in 1925 aged 23, at one time shared an apartment with GRaft. My father's brother, was a cartoonist/artist who later had an advertising agency at 118west57th street. Must hve been before GR went to Hollywood.
    Aged 83 Liverpool

  • @SotR59
    @SotR59 8 месяцев назад

    I saw a clip a few days ago with George Raft on Mike Douglas. He came out to Sweet Georgia Brown and did this little dance move that looked kinda gay for his persona. I had only ever seen him in gangster movies and had no idea he was a famous dancer before Hollywood till seeing this clip here. I went back and looked up his early life and movies and was very surprised. I have always like his movies even as a little kid and couldn't believe I had never seen anything about him being a dancer especially in light of the fact he was a top notch one at that. I never understand why [they] say he is forgotten. I'm 65 and I can say without a doubt everyone I know remembers him well and they play his movies on TCM regularly.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  8 месяцев назад

      Very interesting, thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

  • @christopherallen9580
    @christopherallen9580 Год назад +4

    Sounds like my past and present

  • @pratimakanadia2203
    @pratimakanadia2203 Месяц назад

    Such a classic and handsome actor. My favourites Raft , Bogart and Cagney no nonsense actors. Enjoying all their movies. Raft no need to die rich. To whom he wants to leave his money for. No need to make will. I would say he did the right thing he lived his later life more happily. Rest in peace George 🙏

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Месяц назад

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    • @pratimakanadia2203
      @pratimakanadia2203 Месяц назад

      @@FactsVerse yes thanks will you know. Appreciate your response 🙏uk

  • @chrisbray1640
    @chrisbray1640 5 месяцев назад

    Loved his gangster films as a child,can always remember him flicking a coin in his hand,not sure if it was in one film or more!

  • @cynthiagrabsky9894
    @cynthiagrabsky9894 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing❤
    He was greatV

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      You're very much welcome! We're glad to know that you love our video. Be safe and have a great weekend 💗

  • @moriahjacobs6131
    @moriahjacobs6131 Год назад +2

    Raft was a good actor. Liked his films. But to be honest I'm a Cagney fan.

  • @raftfan
    @raftfan Год назад

    Excellent video. Again, though, there arises the controversy surrounding George's birth year. Although it has been given as 1901, George himself in his final television interview (on The Mike Douglas Show, 1980 - the year he also passed) gives his age as 85 - which is also engraved on his mausoleum marker. What's interesting is that if an actor fudges about his/her age, they often subtract from their actual years, rather than add to it. Another point, George only appeared in one other movie with Cagney: Each Dawn I Die (1939). One misconception that many believe is that George turned down the role of Rick in Casablanca. In truth, he campaigned for the part but neither producer Hal Wallis nor director Michael Curtiz wanted to work with him, championing Humphrey Bogart instead. His career really declined in the 50s, with two notable exceptions: Rogue Cop and Some Like it Hot, which saw him playing two of the most ruthless gangsters of his career. Even though he enjoyed success with the Wilder film, following the mediocre Jet Over the Atlantic, his film career consisted solely of cameos and bit parts. Interestingly, he appeared in Mae West's first and final films and the two died just days part, their bodies lying together in the same mortuary. If you're interested, you can read more about George in my bio: "George Raft: The Man Who Would Be Bogart"

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

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    • @raftfan
      @raftfan Год назад

      @@FactsVerse I enjoy anything that deals with vintage actors - with a special affinity for the movie tough guys: Lawrence Tierney, Lloyd Nolan, Jack LaRue, Marc Lawrence. Keep up the great work! BTW: George Raft did sort of appear with Cagney in another movie. His blink-and-you'll-miss him bit as a bandleader in "Winner Take All" was actually culled from his debut film "Queen of the Night Clubs".

  • @ljmcdonald2703
    @ljmcdonald2703 Год назад +6

    Sounds like my future

  • @debbief9861
    @debbief9861 Год назад

    Love George Raft.

  • @kathrynbellerose6216
    @kathrynbellerose6216 4 месяца назад

    Big George Raft fan.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  4 месяца назад

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  • @ReneePruitt-c8m
    @ReneePruitt-c8m Месяц назад

    he was so sharp with that dark hair ❤

  • @lianefehrle9921
    @lianefehrle9921 Год назад

    Did watch a lot of his movies. I don’t remember the name of each film but remember his dancing in them. A lot of the old stars are forgotten but for them being in films.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      We're happy to know that you've watched a lot of George's films but wait, which movie do you think is his finest?

  • @CrimsonNineTail
    @CrimsonNineTail Год назад

    All these old school Hollywood actors not having a cent to their name. It's sad really.

  • @thinkfree652
    @thinkfree652 2 месяца назад

    He may have died poor, but he lived life to it's fullest. Many men died rich and old; however, they never lived.

  • @c.l.j.jardell5811
    @c.l.j.jardell5811 Год назад

    I liked watching. George. In movies. Didn't know about his last years. And. Poverty. It was. Late night. TV. After the news. We watched them.

  • @gregorybaltzer2736
    @gregorybaltzer2736 7 месяцев назад +2

    George Raft, the true gangster..from what i understand, his friends Gary Cooper and Jimmy Cagney owed him a debt of gratitude as a call from Raft got those two out of harms way via organized crime connections..a true good guy on and off the silver screen

    • @_N3M3S1S
      @_N3M3S1S 4 месяца назад

      Yeah. I heard he actually stopped a hit on Cagney!

  • @JamieShanks-zp3uo
    @JamieShanks-zp3uo 10 месяцев назад

    George raft was just class looked good talked good different level...

  • @Pauline-wu4ej
    @Pauline-wu4ej Год назад

    A passion which men nowdays don't have.

  • @calamityjenn
    @calamityjenn Год назад +1

    Did the creator even bother to read George Raft's autobiography? Because it certainly looks like he didn't.

  • @GillianSmith-c5w
    @GillianSmith-c5w 11 месяцев назад

    Sounds like a great life!❤

  • @arjay777
    @arjay777 Год назад

    That's Virginia Hill he hands the broken chair leg to at 4:36.

  • @maestromike91971
    @maestromike91971 Год назад +1

    That’s terrible when someone gets famous to only lose it all.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Couldn't agree more! Thank you for sharing your views on this. Which role of George is your favorite?

  • @maureenlumino3906
    @maureenlumino3906 Год назад

    George Raft himself claimed to have been or in 1895. I watched a vid of him on the. Ike Douglas show from 1980and George himself 1895 as his date of birth. He was 85 at the time and it was his last television appearance. He lead a fantastic life and he was not a punk; he was a man of his times. In his era, en did not take insults or disrespect lightly. Did he die broke? I doubt it. He may not have had the money that he made in his lifetime but he had friends. As a matter of fact, Frank Sinatra paid Raft’s hospital bills at the end of Gorge’s life - hardly alone I would say. And may I suggest to you, that if you do it right, you do die broke.

  • @dennisbraulick3727
    @dennisbraulick3727 Год назад

    Hmmmmm this is so unusual because of his dancing, acting, and movies but this tends to be part of the industry...

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

  • @treadman26
    @treadman26 11 месяцев назад

    How he said he spent his money.
    “Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly.”

  • @ge0rgeharris218
    @ge0rgeharris218 Год назад +3

    He was stiff as an actor according to director Raoul Walsh. And Walsh said that Bogart was a much much better actor!

  • @TheGumbyRules
    @TheGumbyRules Год назад

    Wasn't he best friends with Bugsy Siegel? Joe Mantegna played Raft in "Bugsy." (Raft was great as the head gangster, Spats Columbo, in "Some Like It Hot." )

  • @Skycop51
    @Skycop51 Год назад

    Love is gangster movies

  • @alp7928
    @alp7928 6 месяцев назад

    A lot of us will most likely died poor and alone.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

  • @bobchafin9868
    @bobchafin9868 Год назад

    I enjoyed his movies he had a distinctive voice,I heard that he owed the IRS a bunch That Frank Sinatra covered

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Us too! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

  • @SotR59
    @SotR59 8 месяцев назад

    There is no reason to think it sad George Raft died broke. He had no children and his wife died 10 years prior. He enjoyed his life and money to till both were gone. And he was working right up to the end so obviously he was not living in squalor. As they say, You can't take it with you. Live hard, die fast and leave a good looking corpse: which is exactly what he did. We all should be so lucky

  • @api9714
    @api9714 Год назад

    George at was a phenomenal dancer far more versatile than Astaire, in my opinion.

  • @A.B.Shepherd
    @A.B.Shepherd Год назад +1

    As usual, your episodes are full of errors. He admitted to being born in 1895 so he didn't die at 79; he was 85 when he died.

  • @helenboula3538
    @helenboula3538 Год назад

    Here's the deal we all die broke. And the only people that get our money is our family that's left behind that has to fight for whatever they want to because it was not in the wheel nobody leaves the will.

  • @migdaliasantiago5328
    @migdaliasantiago5328 Год назад

    Noo😢

  • @leesashriber5097
    @leesashriber5097 Год назад +2

    He stole the scenes in Scarface and I loved him in Some Like It Hot. Sad he died the way he did- basically penniless. 🕊️🙏❤️

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Us too! Thank you so much for bringing back memories. Made us miss George. May he find peace 🙏

  • @michaelgibson4705
    @michaelgibson4705 Месяц назад

    We all die poor because we can’t take it with us 😂

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Месяц назад

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts! What other types of video would you like to see?

  • @tommarion9007
    @tommarion9007 Год назад

    Get a copy of GEORGE RAFT, a bibliography,
    copy wright by LEWIS YABLONSKY if you want to know why he was depressed!

  • @ravishastri8418
    @ravishastri8418 Год назад

    It is not necessarily true that people who splurge on women and race die poor.Many have done it .
    Throughout the world actors and people connected with the industry have done it.Not every one is lonely and penniless.Yes people have lost huge money on film making

  • @davidurban6813
    @davidurban6813 Год назад

    Never meard of him

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад +1

      Glad to know that you had a chance to discover George. May he find peace.

  • @luckyguy600
    @luckyguy600 Год назад

    I liked him. Too bad he got the bug from people who took advantage of him. It happens when they know you have tallent & money.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

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  • @robertc.johnson56
    @robertc.johnson56 Год назад

    FV,
    George Raft was No Rudolph Valentino but, Carried His Weight On The Big Screen. The way he ended Most Tragic and Unfortunate. Mae West Life
    went the opposite of his. Gambling, Women and MOB Ties All brought him
    to poverty A Very Sad Situation. May He
    R.I.P. along with Mae West.
    RCJLEO 🦁♌

  • @newnormal1841
    @newnormal1841 Год назад

    . Rudolph Valentino
    🤺💐

  • @jannuary831
    @jannuary831 Год назад

    I read that he couldn’t read and that this contributed to him turning down a lot of scripts.

  • @michaelharrington7656
    @michaelharrington7656 Год назад

    He was likeable and had presence, but he was not too smart. Yet when you are young and successful and enjoying the money and the girl friends it s easy to think that it is all going to last forever.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

      Couldn't agree more! Thank you for sharing your views on this. Financial literacy is really rare.

  • @dapperdan900
    @dapperdan900 Год назад

    Raft was a great actor. But he was also a rake. For that reason, I do not respect him, in spite of his talent.

  • @cynthiagrabsky9894
    @cynthiagrabsky9894 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing❤
    He was greatV

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

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  • @cynthiagrabsky9894
    @cynthiagrabsky9894 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing❤
    He was greatV

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  Год назад

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