Raymond Robinson

Raymond Theodore Robinson (1910–1985) was an American man from Beaver County, Pennsylvania, who became the basis of the local urban legends known as the Green Man and Charlie No-Face.

Raymond Robinson was a real Pennsylvania man whose severe disfigurement after a childhood accident gave rise to the Green Man and Charlie No-Face urban legends. He became known for his quiet nighttime walks, which turned him into a local legend.

What it is

Raymond Theodore Robinson (1910–1985) was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. In 1919, at age eight, he was severely injured by high-voltage electrical lines near a bridge, leaving him without eyes, nose, or right arm. To avoid startling others, he took walks at night along Route 351.

Why it matters

Robinson's nocturnal routine and disfigurement sparked local folklore. Stories grew into the Green Man and Charlie No-Face legends, with exaggerated details that turned a real person into a regional urban legend. His life is a key example of how reality can feed into modern folklore.

Key details

He was injured in 1919, lived privately, and stopped walking in later years. He died in 1985 at age 74 at the Beaver County Geriatric Center. The legends persist in western Pennsylvania as a cautionary tale and a piece of local history.