Michael Rennie Overview:

Actor, Michael Rennie, was born Eric Alexander Rennie on Aug 25, 1909 in Bradford, Yorkshire. Rennie died at the age of 61 on Jun 10, 1971 in Harrogate, Yorkshire and was laid to rest in Harlow Hill Cemetery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

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is the visitor from space in “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

By Stephen Reginald on May 29, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

is the visitor from space in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) was an American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and starring , Patricia Neal, and Hugh Marlowe. The supporting cast includes Sam Jaffe, Frances... Read full article


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By Greg Orypeck on Mar 9, 2014 From Classic Film Freak

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Michael Rennie Quotes:

Klaatu: [after reading the Gettysburg Address at the Lincoln Memorial] Those are great words.
Klaatu: [turns to look at the statue of Lincoln] He must have been a great man.
Bobby Benson: Well sure.
Klaatu: [walking out of the memorial, then turning to look at Lincoln again] That's the kind of man I would like to talk to.


Geiger Man: [after running a Geiger counter over him] Your count's a trifle high, Dr. Forsythe.
Roger Forsyth: Don't worry about it till I glow after dark.
[Chuckles]


Reporter: I suppose you are just as scared as the rest of us.
Klaatu: In a different way, perhaps. I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason.


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Michael Rennie Facts
Did not begin to actively pursue acting until age 29. Living a rather wanderlust life prior to this, he was once a car salesman, but quit after a year when he couldn't sell even one car. Was also a manager of a rope factory for his uncle.

His son David Rennie, is now a UK High Court judge on the Lewes, Sussex circuit.

Son of James Rennie (not the actor), who operated a century-old wool mill, and Edith Dobby Rennie. His great-great grandfather, named John Rennie, designed and built New London Bridge.

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