The Love Boat
1977
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Dec 30, 2014 · Luise Rainer, who left Nazi Germany for Hollywood and soared to fame in the 1930s as the first star to win back-to-back Oscars, then quit films at the peak of her career for occasional stage...
Mini Bio. Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany, into a prosperous Jewish family. Her parents were Emilie (Königsberger) and Heinrich Rainer, a businessman. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany.
Dec 30, 2014 · Actress Luise Rainer, who became the first winner of consecutive Oscars in the 1930s, has died at the age of 104. The German-born star was named best actress in 1936 and 1937 - a feat achieved...
Dec 30, 2014 · Dec 30, 2014 11:24am PT. Luise Rainer: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Legendary Actress. By Cynthia Littleton. Ted Allan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. When it came to recognizing the...
May 1, 2024 · Luise Rainer, German-born film actress who was the first person to receive two Academy Awards for acting. She won her back-to-back Oscars for her role as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and for playing O-Lan in The Good Earth (1937). Her career was brief, however, and her last Hollywood movie was in 1943.
Dec 30, 2014 · Actress Luise Rainer, who won back-to-back Oscars, has died. She was 104. NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports on an actress who made Hollywood history and then chose to walk away.
Dec 31, 2014 · Rainer, whose meteoric rise and rapid descent mystified movie fans for decades, died of pneumonia Tuesday at her home in London, said her daughter, Francesca Knittel Bowyer. She was 104. She made...
