Rex Harrison

Full Name: Reginald Carey Harrison
Profession: Actor

Nationality:

Biography: Cleopatra, My Fair Lady and The Agony and the Ecstasy.

Born: March 5, 1908
Birthplace: Huyton, England, United Kingdom

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces

Died: June 2, 1990 (aged 82)
Cause of Death: Pancreatic cancer

Articles and Photos

My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956

Married Life

1962-03-21 Academy award-winning British actor Rex Harrison (54) weds actress and third wife Rachel Roberts (34) in Genoa, Italy

Historical Events

1956-03-15 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady", adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", starring Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, and Stanley Holloway, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, later transferring to the Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 2,715 performances, winning 6 Tony Awards
1962-09-29 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady", adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", starring Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, and Stanley Holloway, closes at the Broadway Theater, NYC, after 2,715 performances and 6 Tony Award wins
1964-10-21 Film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor, and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965)
1965-04-05 37th Academy Awards: "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady) & Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win

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