Reginald Carey Harrison
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 5, 1908 Huyton, Lancashire |
| Died | Jun 2, 1990 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 82 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Rex Harrison | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1930-1989 |
| Top Roles | Charles Condomine, Julius Caesar, Sir Alfred De Carter, Cecil Sheridan Fox, Charles Dyer |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Film Adaptation, Biographical, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Romance (Drama) |
| Top Collaborators | Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director), Alexander Korda (Director), Michael Hordern, Richard Fleischer (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Dean Stockwell, Eddie Hodges, Henry Travers see more.. |
Rex Harrison Overview:
Legendary actor, Rex Harrison, was born Reginald Carey Harrison on Mar 5, 1908 in Huyton, Lancashire. Harrison died at the age of 82 on Jun 2, 1990 in New York City, NY and was cremated and his ashes scattered on grave of second wife Lilli Palmer in Forest L.
MINI BIO:
Elegant, fair-haired British actor, rising to stardom as central characters with more than a touch of the rogue about them, especially where ladies were concerned. About this time his much-married private life earned him the nickname "Sexy Rexy." Career damaged in 1948 by scandal involving Carole Landis' suicide. In 1964 he won an Oscar for repeating his successful stage role, Professor Higgins, in My Fair Lady. Married to Lilli Palmer (1943-1957), Kay Kendall (1957-1959), and Rachel Roberts (1962-1971), second, third, and fourth of six. Also received an Oscar nomination for Cleopatra. Knighted in 1989. Died from pancreatic cancer. Suffered from poor sight in his declining years, but kept working. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Rex Harrison was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for My Fair Lady (as Professor Henry Higgins) in 1964.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1963 | Best Actor | Cleopatra (1963) | Julius Caesar | Nominated |
| 1964 | Best Actor | My Fair Lady (1964) | Professor Henry Higgins | Won |
He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures. Rex Harrison's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #75 on Jul 8, 1946.
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Rex Harrison Quotes:
Professor Henry Higgins: Have you ever met a man of good character where women are concerned?
Colonel Hugh Pickering: Yes, very frequently.
Professor Henry Higgins: Well, I haven't. I find that the moment a woman makes friends with me she becomes jealous, exacting, suspicious, and a damn nuisance. And I find that the moment I make friends with a woman I become selfish and tyrannical. So here I am, a confirmed old bachelor and likely to remain so.
Professor Henry Higgins: All right, Eliza, say it again.
Eliza Doolittle: The rine in spine sties minely in the pline.
Professor Henry Higgins: [sighs] The *rain* in *Spain* stays *mainly* in the *plain*.
Eliza Doolittle: Didn't ah sy that?
Professor Henry Higgins: No, Eliza, you didn't "sy" that, you didn't even "say" that. Now every night before you get into bed, where you used to say your prayers, I want you to say "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" fifty times. You'll get much further with the Lord if you learn not to offend His ears.
Edmund Davey: Perhaps you'll hear from me shortly. Something of... interest to your paper.
Tommy Stapleton: Delighted! I write the obituaries.
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