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Sir Reginald Carey " Rex " Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, in what was his breakthrough role. He won his first Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as ...
Rex Harrison. Actor: My Fair Lady. Rex Harrison was born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England, to Edith Mary (Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. He changed his name to Rex as a young boy, knowing it was the Latin word for "King". Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at the Liverpool ...
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Rex Harrison. Actor: My Fair Lady. Rex Harrison was born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England, to Edith Mary (Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. He changed his name to Rex as a young boy, knowing it was the Latin word for "King". Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at the Liverpool Rep Theatre was nearly his last - dashing across...
- March 5, 1908
- June 2, 1990
Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964). Rex Harrison (born March 5, 1908, Huyton, Lancashire, England—died June 2, 1990, New York, New York, U.S.) was an English stage and film actor best known for his portrayals of urbane, eccentric English gentlemen in sophisticated comedies and social satires. After graduating from secondary school at age 16 ...
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Dec 5, 2020 · Asked to name the actor he’d prefer to see in the role, Sinclair said: “Oh, Rex Harrison. Someone with manners.”. Allowing for the incongruous image of Rex stomping up a muddy field in ...
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Jun 3, 1990 · Rex Carey Harrison was born March 5, 1908, in Huyton, England, a granite-quarrying town six miles east of Liverpool. His parents were William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker, and Edith Carey ...
Jun 2, 1990 · Oscar-winning actor Sir Rex Harrison, who taught the king's English in ``My Fair Lady' and talked to animals as the lovable Dr. Dolittle during a 66-year career, died in his sleep Saturday.
