Claire Bloom Overview:

Legendary character actress, Claire Bloom, was born Patricia Claire Blume on Feb 15, 1931 in Finchley, London. As of December 2024, Claire Bloom was 93 years old.

MINI BIO:

Austerely beautiful dark-haired English actress given her first big film role by Chaplin in Limelight. She always seemed too dignified to play comedy, fantasy, or sex-drama, although she had a go at all three, sometimes with notable success. But drama is her forte; although it never made her a box-office attraction, she was, and is, capable of both moving and biting acting. Married to Rod Steiger from 1959-1969. Married author Philip Roth in 1990.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Bloom was never nominated for an Academy Award.

BlogHub Articles:

Blu-ray Review: Rod Steiger and in The Illustrated Man (1969)

By KC on Oct 25, 2017 From Classic Movies

The Illustrated Man (1960) is trilogy of terror-tinged sci-fi tales drawn from Ray Bradbury’s eighteen story anthology of the same name. Rod Steiger stars as the titular tattooed drifter in a framing story with Robert Drivas and then-wife , and in various roles in the stories which... Read full article


Tea Anyone -

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Claire Bloom Quotes:

Helena Charles: Does he drink?
Alison Porter: He's not an alcoholic if that's what you mean.
Helena Charles: Oh, that trumpet! It's almost as if he wanted to kill someone and me in particular. I've never seen such hatred in someone's eyes before, it's horrifying... and slightly exciting.


Helena Charles: You're hurt because everything's changed and Jimmy's hurt because everything's stayed the same. Something's gone wrong somewhere hasn't it.


Naomi Shields: Feed the dog...


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Claire Bloom Facts
An Associate Member of RADA.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1999 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Electra."

She won rave reviews for her performances as Blanche Du Bois ("A Streetcar Named Desire") in London, Nora ("A Doll's House") on Broadway, and Madame Ranevskaya ("The Cherry Orchard") at Boston's prestigious American Repertory Theatre.

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