George Raft born Sept 26, in 1901 - Over 80 roles including Scarface 1932, They Drive by Night, Each Dawn I Die, Some Like It Hot, Bolero, Souls at Sea, Spawn of the North, The Glass Key... #botd Fun Fact: Born in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. He worked as an apprentice electrician, boxed professionally and played minor-league baseball, before his dance career which eventually led him to his Hollywood film career http://www.classicmoviehub.com/bio/george-raft/ | Classic Movie Hub

As gangster films were in decline, Star of the Month George Raft embarked on more projects working with all-star casts - reuniting with one of his former costars Marlene Dietrich, for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS ('56). See it as part of tonight's lineup, starting at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

One of the seminal early gangster films, SCARFACE ('32) marked the breakthrough role for Star of the Month George Raft – who claimed to have had a personal connection with the film's inspiration: American gangster, Al Capone. See it as part of his lineup tonight at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

We close out our Star of the Month salute to George Raft tonight looking at his later films. SOME LIKE IT HOT was Raft's first movie after a four-year hiatus. The role was familiar territory for him, he played a gangster. See it as part of the lineup: https://tinyurl.com/48cfstk9 | Turner Classic Movies: TCM