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    Luise Rainer ( / ˈraɪnər / RY-nər, German: [ˈʁaɪnɐ]; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-born film actress. [ 1][ 2] She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards, and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her 105th birthday, she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient (and the longe...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0707023Luise Rainer - IMDb

    Luise Rainer. Actress: The Great Ziegfeld. 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.

  3. 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 work...

  4. Luise Rainer. Actress: The Great Ziegfeld. 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.

  5. Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910, Düsseldorf, Germany—died December 30, 2014, London, England) was a German-born film actress who was the first person to receive two Academy Awards for acting. William Powell and Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld.

  6. 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.

  7. Dec 30, 2014 · The big-eyed, apple-cheeked Rainer gained Hollywood immortality by becoming the first person to win an acting Academy Award in consecutive years, taking best actress prizes for the 1936 film “The Great Ziegfeld” and “The Good Earth” in 1937.

  8. Dec 30, 2014 · Luise Rainer, a star of cinema’s golden era and the first person ever to win back-to-back acting Oscars, has died of pneumonia. She would have turned 105 on Jan. 12.

  9. Dec 30, 2014 · The big-eyed, apple-cheeked Rainer gained Hollywood immortality by becoming the first person to win an acting Academy Award in consecutive years, taking the best...

  10. Dec 30, 2014 · The German Jewish actress Luise Rainer, who died on December 30 at age 104, belied the impression that to live to a great old age, tranquility of mind is essential.

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