Título: Raymond Burr
Seção: Philanthropy
Background: Raymond William Stacy Burr was born May 21, 1917, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. His father, William Johnston Burr (1889-1985), was a hardware salesman; his mother, Minerva Annette (nee Smith, 1892-1974), was a pianist and music teacher who was born in Chicago, Illinois. Burr's ancestry included Lebanese, Irish, English, Scottish, and German. When Burr was six, his parents divorced.

Conteúdo: Burr was a well-known philanthropist. He gave enormous sums of money, including his salaries from the Perry Mason movies, to charity. He was also known for sharing his wealth with friends. He sponsored 26 foster children through the Foster Parents' Plan or Save The Children, many with the greatest medical needs. He also gave money and some of his Perry Mason scripts to the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California.  Burr was an early supporter of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida, raising funds and chairing its first capital campaign. He also donated a large collection of Fijian cowries and cones from his island in Fiji.  In 1993, Sonoma State University awarded Burr an honorary doctorate. He supported medical and education institutions in Denver, and in 1993, the University of Colorado awarded him an honorary doctorate for his acting work. Burr also founded and financed the American Fijian Foundation that funded academic research, including efforts to develop a dictionary of the language.  Burr made repeated trips on behalf of the United Service Organizations (USO). He toured both Korea and Vietnam during wartime and once spent six months touring Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. He sometimes organized his own troupe and toured bases both in the U.S. and overseas, often small installations that the USO did not serve, like one tour of Greenland, Baffinland, Newfoundland and Labrador. Returning from Vietnam in 1965, he made a speaking tour o

user: Where did Burr's money for philanthropy come from?

assistant: He was also known for sharing his wealth with friends.

user: Who did he give money to?

assistant: He sponsored 26 foster children through the Foster Parents' Plan or Save The Children, many with the greatest medical needs.

user: Did he receive any awards from people or organizations he gave money to?

assistant: In 1993, Sonoma State University awarded Burr an honorary doctorate.

user: Did Burr go anywhere internationally for his philanthropy?

assistant: He toured both Korea and Vietnam during wartime and once spent six months touring Korea, Japan, and the Philippines.

user: Did he give any money to political organizations?

assistant: Burr was an early supporter of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida, raising funds and chairing its first capital campaign.

user: What organizations was he with when he went outside the country?

assistant: Burr made repeated trips on behalf of the United Service Organizations (USO).

user: Did he do anything controversial while touring with the USO?

assistant: As the war became more controversial, he modified his tone, called for more attention to the sacrifice of the troops, and said,