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Actor, John Raitt, was born John Emmett Raitt on Jan 29, 1917 in Santa Ana, CA. Raitt died at the age of 88 on Feb 20, 2005 in Pacific Palisades, CA .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Live Performance.

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To celebrate the twentieth anniversary revival at Lincoln Center of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" (in which he recreated his original stage role of Billy Bigelow), Raitt made an appearance on the "Today" show in which he sang the entire score of the show (even the songs written for female singers only!).

In 1935, competing for Fullerton High School in the California State Track and Field High-School Championships at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, John Raitt won the shot-put with a throw of 55 feet 5 and 1/4 inches, and set a new state record in winning the football throw with a throw of 220 feet.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6126 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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