History Creator / RexHarrison

Born in Lancashire as Reginald Carey Harrison on March 5, 1908, he changed his name to Rex as a boy with the knowledge that it was Latin for "king." He started his theater career in his teens in Liverpool. In spite of botching his first small role, he was able to retain his job and made his breakthrough appearance in ''French Without Tears'', a play by Terence Rattigan. His film debut was in ''The Great Game'' in 1930. His acting career was briefly put on the back burner in favor of serving in the Royal Air Force in WWII.

Off screen, he gained a reputation for being very domineering and hard to work with, especially after his success in ''My Fair Lady'' and ''Film/DoctorDoolittle.'' He was also a serial philanderer, marrying six times in total and earning the nickname "sexy Rexy." His marriage drama was know to disrupt filming almost as much as his own bad behavior.

In 1989 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Rex Harrison died of pancreatic cancer three weeks after his last stage appearance, as Lord Porteous in W. Somerset Maugham's "The Circle".

Off screen, he gained a reputation for being very domineering and hard to work with, especially after his success in ''My Fair Lady'' and ''Doctor Doolittle.'' He was also a serial philanderer, marrying six times in total and earning the nickname "sexy Rexy." His marriage drama was know to disrupt filming almost as much as his own bad behavior.

Born in Lancashire as Reginald Carey Harrison on March 5, 1908, he changed his name to Rex as a boy with the knowledge that it was Latin for "king." He started his theater career in his teens in Liverpool. In spite of botching his first small role, he was able to retain his job and made his breakthrough appearance in "French Without Tears", a play by Terence Rattigan. His film debut was in ''The Great Game'' in 1930. His acting career was briefly put on the back burner in favor of serving in the Royal Air Force in WWII.

He attained international fame in 1946 when he portrayed the King in ''Anna and the King of Siam'', his first American film. The following year he starred as the eponymous ghost in ''Film/TheGhostAndMrsMuir''. In spite of admittedly having a vocal range of "one and half notes," Harrison was offered the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "Theatre/MyFairLady" in 1956 and again later in the [[Film/MyFairLady film adaptation]] in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

He attained international fame in 1946 when he portrayed the King in ''Anna and the King of Siam'', his first American film. The following year he starred as the eponymous ghost in ''Film/TheGhostAndMrsMuir''. In spite of admittedly having a vocal range of "one and half notes," Rex was offered the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" in 1956 and again later in the [[Film/MyFairLady film adaptation]] in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam 1946, his first American film. He also stared as the eponymous ghost in ''Film/TheGhostAndMrsMuir''. In spite of admittedly having a vocal range of "one and half notes," Rex was offered the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" in 1956 and again later in the [[Film/MyFairLady film adaptation]] in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

->''The important thing is to learn through experience.''\\

''anyone can teach acting from a podium.''
->--'''Rex Harrison'''

He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam 1946, his first American film. He also stared as the eponymous ghost in ''TheGhostAndMrsMuir''. In spite of admittedly having a vocal range of "one and half notes," Rex was offered the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" in 1956 and again later in the [[Film/MyFairLady film adaptation]] in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

* ''TheGhostAndMrsMuir''

* ''Film/DoctorDolittle''

* ''Film/DoctorDolittle''
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He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam 1946, his first American film. He also stared as the eponymous ghost in ''TheGhostAndMrsMuir''. In spite of admittedly having a vocal range of "one and half notes," Rex was offered the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" in 1956 and again later in the film adaptation in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

* ''Theatre/MyFairLady''

He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam 1946, his first American film. He also stared as the eponymous ghost in ''The Ghost and Mrs. Miur." In spite of admittedly having a vocal range of "one and half notes," Rex was offered the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" in 1956 and again later in the film adaptation in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam 1946, his first American film. He also stared as the eponymous ghost in ''The Ghost and Mrs. Miur." In 1956 Rex was offered the defining role of his career: Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" and later the film adaptation in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam 1946, his first American film. He also stared as the eponymous ghost in ''The Ghost and Mrs. Miur." During the 50s Rex was offered the defining role of his career: Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady" and later the film adaptation in 1964. He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

Off screen, he gained a reputation for very domineering and hard to work with, especially after his success in ''My Fair Lady'' and ''Doctor Doolittle.'' He was also a serial philanderer, marrying six times in total and earning the nickname "sexy Rexy." His marriage drama was know to disrupt filming almost as much as his own bad behavior.

Off screen, he gained a reputation for being hard to work with and a serial philanderer, earning the nickname "sexy Rexy." Harrison married six times in total.

Rex Harrison died of pancreatic cancer three weeks after his last stage appearance, as Lord Porteous in W. Somerset Maugham's "The Circle".

Born Reginald Carey Harrison on March 5, 1908, he changed his name to Rex as a boy with the knowledge that it was Latin for "king." He started his theater career in his teens in Liverpool. In spite of botching his first small role, he was able to retain his job and made his breakthrough appearance in "French Without Tears", a play by Terence Rattigan. His film debut was in ''The Great Game'' in 1930.

He attained international fame when he portrayed the King in Anna and the King of Siam (1946), his first American film. During the 50s Rex was offered the defining role of his career: Professor Henry Higgins in the original production of "My Fair Lady". He won the Tony for the play and an Oscar for the film version.

Born Reginald Carey Harrison on March 5, 1908, he changed his name to Rex as a boy with the knowledge that it was Latin for "king." He started his theater career at age 18 at the Liverpool Rep Theatre and botched his first very small part. However, he was able to retain his job and made his breakthrough appearance in "French Without Tears", a play by Terence Rattigan. Soon he was being called the "greatest actor of light comedy in the world".

Rex Harrison died of pancreatic cancer three weeks after his last stage appearance, as Lord Porteous in W. Somerset Maugham's "The Circle".