Halsey Raines was a motion picture publicist and composer between the 1930s and 1970s. Raines served as a publicist for several movie production companies in the United States and Great Britain, including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. He publicized numerous popular films between the 1930s and 1970s, including "Surprise Package" (1960), "Dr. No" (1962), and "Born Free" (1966). Raines composed a number of songs that were published as sheet music, including "In Old Quebec" and "Rain on the Seine".
From the description of Halsey Raines papers, 1934-1978. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 74654851