| Rex Harrison  AKA Reginald Carey Harrison
Born: 5-Mar-1908
Birthplace: Huyton, Lancashire, England
Died: 2-Jun-1990
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Cancer - Pancreatic
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered on Lake Portofino, Italy, and on Lili Palmer's grave)
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: England
Executive summary: My Fair Lady Wife: Collette Thomas (m. 1934, div. 1942, one child)
Wife: Rachel Roberts (actress, m. 21-Mar-1962, div. 1971)
Wife: Lilli Palmer (actress, m. 25-Jan-1943, div. 6-Feb-1957, one child)
Wife: Kay Kendall (actress, m. 1957, d. 1959)
Wife: Elizabeth Harris (m. 1971, div. 1975)
Wife: Mercia Tinker (m. 1978)
Slept with: Carole Landis (he discovered the body after Carole's suicide)
Son: Noel Harrison (actor, b. 29-Jan-1934, with Marjorie Thomas)
Son: Carey Harrison (with Lilli Palmer)
Oscar for Best Actor 1965 for My Fair Lady
Golden Globe 1965 for My Fair Lady
Tony
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6380 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6906 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
Knight of the British Empire 1989
Missing Eye (glass eye, childhood illness)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (7-Dec-1986)
A Time to Die (1982)
The Fifth Musketeer (6-Apr-1979)
Ashanti (9-Mar-1979)
Crossed Swords (17-Mar-1978)
Shalimar (1978)
Staircase (20-Aug-1969)
A Flea in Her Ear (19-Oct-1968)
Doctor Dolittle (5-Dec-1967) · Dr. John Dolittle
The Honey Pot (21-Mar-1967) · Cecil Fox
The Agony and the Ecstasy (24-Sep-1965)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (31-Dec-1964) · The Marquess of Frinton
My Fair Lady (21-Oct-1964) · Henry Higgins
Cleopatra (12-Jun-1963) · Julius Caesar
The Happy Thieves (Jan-1962) · Jim Bourne
Midnight Lace (13-Oct-1960) · Anthony Preston
The Reluctant Debutante (14-Aug-1958) · Jimmy Broadbent
The Constant Husband (16-May-1955)
King Richard and the Crusaders (7-Aug-1954) · Emir Ilderim
Main Street to Broadway (13-Oct-1953) · Himself
The Four Poster (8-Oct-1952) · John Edwards
Unfaithfully Yours (6-Dec-1948) · Sir Alfred De Carter
Escape (Mar-1948)
The Foxes of Harrow (24-Sep-1947)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (26-Jun-1947) · Capt. Daniel Gregg
Anna and the King of Siam (20-Jun-1946) · King Mongkut
The Rake's Progress (29-Dec-1945)
A Yank in London (20-Jul-1945)
Blithe Spirit (14-May-1945) · Charles Condomine
Major Barbara (14-May-1941)
Night Train to Munich (31-Aug-1940) · Gus Bennett
Over the Moon (19-Oct-1939) · Dr. Freddie Jarvis
The Citadel (3-Nov-1938) · Dr. Lawford
Sidewalks of London (18-Oct-1938) · Harley Prentiss
Storm in a Teacup (25-Feb-1937) · Frank Burdon
Men Are Not Gods (26-Nov-1936) · Tommy Stapleton
Author of books:
A Damned Serious Business: My Life in Comedy (1991, memoir)
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