This page will contain external links about Rex Harrison, as they become available.Rex HarrisonSir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England. He died in New York City of pancreatic cancer. He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. He acted in various stage productions until May 11 of the year in which he died. He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terrence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role. In 1942 he divorced his first wife, Marjorie Thomas, and married actress Lilli Palmer the next year; the two later appeared in numerous plays and films. After several years in film, he achieved wide success starring in the adaptation of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (1945). He followed that with his first major American film, starring as King Mongkut in Anna and the King of Siam. The scandal of his affair with young actress Carole Landis, which led to her suicide, almost derailed his career. Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1957, and he was soon remarried to actress Kay Kendall. It was rumoured that he tried for a reconciliation with Lilli, but changed his mind when he discovered that Kendall was terminally ill. Harrison was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, especially after he reprised the role in the 1964 film version. He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle. Kay Kendall died in 1959, and in 1962 Harrison married actress Rachel Roberts, whom he divorced in 1971. His next wife was Elizabeth, former wife of actor Richard Harris, but they soon divorced. In 1978, he married Mercia Tinker, and this final marriage lasted until his death. In 1989 he was knighted. Academy Awards and Nominations
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In 1989 he was knighted. Some of his other English language films include:. In 1978, he married Mercia Tinker, and this final marriage lasted until his death. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. His next wife was Elizabeth, former wife of actor Richard Harris, but they soon divorced. He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. Kay Kendall died in 1959, and in 1962 Harrison married actress Rachel Roberts, whom he divorced in 1971. Jürgens maintained a home in France but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage and that was where he died of a heart attack in 1982. He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle. Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". Harrison was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, especially after he reprised the role in the 1964 film version. Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). It was rumoured that he tried for a reconciliation with Lilli, but changed his mind when he discovered that Kendall was terminally ill. He directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1957, and he was soon remarried to actress Kay Kendall. Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor. The scandal of his affair with young actress Carole Landis, which led
to her suicide, almost derailed his career. He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terrence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role. He continued with his acting career, becoming an international film star. He acted in various stage productions until May 11 of the year in which he died. Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp for "political unreliables." Jürgens survived and after the war became an Austrian citizen. He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. He died in New York City of pancreatic cancer. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England. Known as Curt Jurgens in the English-speaking world, he was born in Solln, Bayern, Germany. Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. Won Best Actor for My Fair Lady (1964). Teheran 43 (1981). Nominated as Best Actor for Cleopatra (1963). Goldengirl (1979). The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The Mephisto Waltz (1971). The Assassination Bureau (1969). Lord Jim (1964). The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963). The Longest Day (1962). The Blue Angel (1959). The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958). Tamango (1957). |