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  2. Claire Trevor (née Wemlinger; March 8, 1910 [1] – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, [2] winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937).

  3. Claire Trevor. Actress: Key Largo. Claire Trevor was born Claire Wemlinger in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fifth Avenue merchant-tailor Noel Wemlinger, an immigrant Frenchman from Paris who lost his business during the Depression, and his Belfast-born wife, Benjamina, known as "Betty".

    • March 8, 1910
    • April 8, 2000
  4. May 10, 2024 · Claire Trevor (born March 8, 1910, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died April 8, 2000, Newport Beach, California, U.S.) was an American actor who appeared in dozens of motion pictures during her half-century-long career, often as a tough-talking though vulnerable and kindhearted floozy.

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  5. Claire Trevor was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937).

  6. Jun 7, 2016 · Claire Trevor, at 26, was signed to play Francie, the ex-girlfriend of Baby Face, now a prostitute suffering from the final stages of an STD. It was a wonderful part for Trevor, and director William Wyler guided her to win an Academy Award® nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

  7. Known among aficionados as "The Queen of Film Noir," Claire Trevor could play any number of heroines, but she proved particularly suited to the shadowy world of crime and mystery showcased in numerous films in the 1940s and 1950s.

  8. Apr 10, 2000 · Actress famous for a series of 'wanton women' roles in 40s noir films. Ronald Bergan. Mon 10 Apr 2000 04.26 EDT. Claire Trevor, who has died aged 91, will be remembered mainly for playing blondes...

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