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Mar 19, 1995 · RAYMOND, NELSON Bentley passed away on March 19, 1995 in Palisades. Survived by her husband, Gene Raymond; niece, Gwen Bentley, Gai Swanson, and Kathy Bentley; nephew, Patrick Convey. Graveside services to held 2pm, Thursday, March 23 in Woodlawn Cemetery Santa Monica.
Despite rumors of getting close with Jane Wyman, in 1974, Raymond married Nelson Bentley Hees and they lived together in Pacific Palisades. Hees died from Alzheimer's in 1995. Raymond devoted time to Jeanette MacDonald's International Fan Club, befriending president Clara Rhoades, and taking a few members out to lunch annually.
In 1974, he married Nel Bentley Hees, who died in 1995. [1] A 2001 biography of Nelson Eddy and MacDonald, Sweethearts by Sharon Rich, states that Raymond had affairs with men during his marriage to MacDonald.
Apr 27, 2022 · Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Harry Bentley and Edna Clara McPherson. Wife of Gene Raymond. Ex-wife of Harris Rathbun Hees. Sister of Robert Guy Bentley and Harry Bentley. Half sister of Paul L Convey. Occupation: Investor.
- Gene Raymond
- August 21, 1911
- "Nel"
- March 19, 1995
Nel A Hees, born 1911. Nel Bentley Hefs was born on month day 1911, in birth place, Indiana, to Harry Bentley and Edna C Crandall. Research > Hees > Nel Hees. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Nel Hees on MyHeritage, the world's family history network.
In 1974 Gene married my neighbor Nel Hees. Gene was an accomplished piano player. He and Burgess Meredith were good firends and would spend hours palying piano together.
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