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Claude Rains: Biography

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  • Birth Name: William Claude Rains
  • Birth Place: London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: November 10, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 05/30/1967
  • Profession: Actor
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Claude Rains Fast Facts:
  • Began acting at the age of 11, when he appeared in a London theater production of Nell of Old Drury.
  • Served in the London Scottish Regiment during World War I.
  • After the war, taught at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for several years.
  • Distinctive voice led to his casting in the title role of his first film, a 1933 adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man.
  • Final film role was King Herod in the 1965 Biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told.
  • Claude Rains Relationships:
  • Agi Jambor - Ex-wife
  • Beatrix Thomson - Ex-wife
  • Emily Rains - Mother
  • Frances Propper - Ex-wife
  • Frederick Rains - Father
  • Isabel Jeans - Ex-wife
  • Jessica Rains - Daughter
  • Marie Hemingway - Ex-wife
  • Rosemary Clark Schrode - Wife
  • Claude Rains Awards:
  • 1939 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1943 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1951 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Winner
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