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Rex Harrison
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British actor (1908–1990)
Rex Harrison was a British actor who lived from 1908 to 1990 and became one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. He is particularly remembered for his distinctive speaking voice and his acclaimed roles in both theater and film, most notably as Professor Henry Higgins in the musical "My Fair Lady."
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Rex An Autobiography
- Anne of the thousand days.
- If love be love
- Bell, book and candle
- The love of four Colonels
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Film & TV
Acting · Huyton, Lancashire, England, UK
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor.
Known for
- Julie Andrews Forever — Self (archive footage)2019
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's — (archive footage)2009
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour — Self (archive footage)2003
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2001
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories — Self (archive footage)2000
- More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' — Self / Professor Henry Higgins (archive footage)1995
- Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna — Grand Duke Cyril Romanov1986
- The Kingfisher — Cecil1983
- A Time to Die — Van Osten1982
- The Fifth Musketeer — Colbert1979
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1908
- Active to
- 1990
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17,506
- Total plays
- 91,498
Tags
Rex Harrison was born in 1908. He started acting in the 20's. He is famous for roles such as Professor Higgins in "My Fair Lady" and Doctor Dolittle. He sings in a talking way since he's not fond of singing. He died in 1990. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rex+Harrison">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,391x
- Electron affinities of the first-row atoms revisited. Systematic basis sets and wave functions
· 1992 · cited 14,783x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,740x
- <i>Planck</i>2015 results
· 2016 · cited 9,759x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,390x
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Wikidata facts
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- Julie Andrews Rex Harrison My Fair Lady (snap-brim hat detail).JPG
- Height
- 185
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- Rex Harrison
- date of birth
- 1908-03-05
- date of death
- 1990-06-02
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- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- name in native language
- Rex Harrison
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
- P12749
- Anomodontia
- pseudonym
- Rex Harrison
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Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, in what was his breakthrough role. He won his first Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Henry VIII in the Broadway play Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He returned to Broadway portraying Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (1956) where he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films. His first starring role opposite Vivien Leigh was in the romantic comedy Storm in a Teacup (1937). Receiving critical acclaim for his performance in Major Barbara (1941), which was shot in London during the Blitz, his roles since then included Blithe Spirit (1945), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963), My Fair Lady (1964), reprising his stage role as Henry Higgins which won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the titular character in Doctor Dolittle (1967).