Rex Harrison

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  • Birth Name: Reginald Carey Harrison
  • Birth Place: Huyton, Lancashire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/05/1908, Pisces
  • Date of Death: 06/02/1990
  • Profession: Actor
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Rex Harrison Fast Facts:
  • Joined the Liverpool Repertory Theatre at age 16 and toured in road companies for nine years until making his West End stage debut in Getting George Married in 1930, the same year as his first big-screen appearance in The Great Game.
  • Served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II.
  • Hollywood success came with back-to-back features Anna and the King of Siam (1946) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947).
  • Had an affair with struggling actress Carole Landis while still married to Lilli Palmer; he found Landis's body after she took an overdose of pills in 1948.
  • Loathed the nickname "Sexy Rexy" given to him by gossip columnist Walter Winchell.
  • Reached the height of his stage career with his 1956 Tony Award-winning role of Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady; he also won an Oscar for the film version in 1964.
  • Was fired during preproduction of the musical flop Doctor Dolittle due to his poor behavior, but was ultimately rehired after he promised to change his conduct.
  • Was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 81.
  • Rex Harrison Relationships:
  • William Reginald Harrison - Father
  • Edith Carey Harrison - Mother
  • Collette Thomas - Ex-wife
  • Lilli Palmer - Ex-wife
  • Kay Kendall - Wife (deceased)
  • Rachel Roberts - Ex-wife
  • Elizabeth Rees-Williams - Ex-wife
  • Mercia Tinker - Wife
  • Carey Harrison - Son
  • Noel Harrison - Son
  • Carole Landis - Ex-significant Other
  • Sylvia Sackville - Sister
  • Rex Harrison Awards:
  • 1963 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1964 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1984 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • 1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1949 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Winner
  • 1957 Tony: Actor (Musical) - Winner
  • 1969 Tony: Special Award - Winner
  • 1965 BAFTA Awards: Best British Actor - Nominee
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1966 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1966 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
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