Claire Trevor (born Claire Wemlinger; March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She was best known for Stagecoach, Key Largo, and How to Murder Your Wife. In addition to her Academy Award for Best Supporting actress for Key Largo, she was also nominated in the same category for Dead End (1937) and The High And The Mighty.
Originally from the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, Trevor acted in repertory theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan before signing as a contract player with RKO Pictures. She retired from the screen in the late 1960s after a successful career of more than three decades, but returned in the 1980s for a handful of movie and TV roles.
Trevor was married to screenwriter Clark Andrews, naval officer Cylos William Dunsmoor, and producer Milton H. Bren, having one child with Dunsmoor. She died of respiratory illness at the age of 90.
Claire Trevor Filmography:
Film Roles
- 1933 Life In The Raw: Judy Halloway
- 1933 The Last Trail: Patricia Carter
- 1933 The Mad Game: Jane Lee
- 1933 Jimmy And Sally: Sally Johnson
- 1934 Hold That Girl: Tonie Bellamy
- 1934 Wild Gold: Jerry Jordan
- 1934 Baby Take A Bow: Kay Ellison
- 1934 Elinor Norton: Elinor Norton
- 1935 Black Sheep: Janette Foster
- 1935 Spring Tonic: Bertha “Betty” Ingals
- 1935 Dantes Inferno: Betty McWade
- 1935 Navy Wife: Vicky Blake
- 1936 My Marriage: Carol Barton
- 1936 Song And Dance Man: Julia Carroll
- 1936 Human Cargo (1936): Bonnie Brewster
- 1936 To Mary With Love: Kitty Brant
- 1936 Star For A Night: Nina Lind
- 1936 Fifteen Maiden Lane: Jane Martin
- 1936 Career Woman: Carroll Aiken
- 1937 Time Out For Romance: Barbara Blanchard
- 1937 King Of Gamblers: Dixie Moore
- 1937 One Mile From Heaven: Lucy “Tex” Warren
- 1937 Dead End (1937): Francey
- 1937 Second Honeymoon: Marcia
- 1937 Big Town Girl: Fay Loring
- 1938 Walking Down Broadway: Joan Bradley
- 1938 The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse: Jo Keller
- 1938 Valley Of The Giants: Lee Roberts
- 1938 Five Of A Kind: Christine Nelson
- 1939 Stagecoach: Dallas
- 1939 I Stole A Million: Laura Benson
- 1939 Allegheny Uprising: Janie MacDougall
- 1940 Dark Command: Mary McCloud
- 1941 Honky Tonk: “Gold Dust” Nelson
- 1941 Texas: “Mike” King
- 1942 The Adventures Of Martin Eden: Connie Dawson
- 1942 Crossroads: Michelle Allaine
- 1942 Street Of Chance: Ruth Dillon
- 1943 The Desperadoes: The Countess
- 1943 Good Luck Mr Yates: Ruth Jones
- 1943 The Woman Of The Town: Dora Hand
- 1944 Murder, My Sweet: Helen Grayle
- 1945 Johnny Angel: Lilah “Lily” Gustafson
- 1946 Crack Up: Terry
- 1946 The Bachelors Daughters: Cynthia Davis
- 1947 Born To Kill: Helen Brent
- 1948 Raw Deal: Pat Regan
- 1948 The Velvet Touch: Marian Webster
- 1948 Key Largo: Gaye Dawn
- 1948 The Babe Ruth Story: Claire Hodgson Ruth
- 1949 The Lucky Stiff: Marguerite Seaton
- 1950 Borderline: Madeleine Harley
- 1951 Hard Fast And Beautiful: Millie Farley
- 1951 Best Of The Badmen: Lily
- 1952 Hoodlum Empire: Connie Williams
- 1952 My Man And I: Mrs. Ansel Ames
- 1952 Stop Youre Killing Me: Nora Marko
- 1953 The Stranger Wore A Gun: Josie Sullivan
- 1954 The High And The Mighty: May Holst
- 1955 Man Without A Star: Idonee
- 1955 Lucy Gallant: Lady MacBeth
- 1956 The Mountain: Marie
- 1958 Marjorie Morningstar: Rose Morgenstern
- 1962 Two Weeks In Another Town: Clara Kruger
- 1963 The Stripper: Helen Baird
- 1965 How to Murder Your Wife: Edna
- 1967 The Cape Town Affair: Sam Williams
- 1982 Kiss Me Goodbye: Charlotte Banning
- 1987 Breaking Home Ties: Grace Porter (Made-for-TV Movie)
Short Film Roles
- 1932 The Meal Ticket: The Banker’s Luxury-Loving Wife
- 1932 The Imperfect Lover: The Doctor
Television Roles
- 1953-54 The Ford Television Theatre: Nora Hale/Felicia Crandell (2 episodes)
- 1954 General Electric Theater: Cora Leslie (1 episode)
- 1954-55 Lux Video Theatre: Ellen Creed/Mary Scott (2 episodes)
- 1956 Climax: Phyllis Talbot (1 episode)
- 1956 Schlitz Playhouse: Mary Hunter (1 episode)
- 1956 Producers Showcase: Fran Dodsworth (1 episode)
- 1956-61 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Mary Prescott/Mrs. Meade (2 episodes)
- 1957 Playhouse 90: Elizabeth Owen (1 episode)
- 1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: Savannah Brown (1 episode)
- 1959 Wagon Train: C. L. Harding (1 episode)
- 1959 The Untouchables: Kate Clark “Ma” Barker (1 episode)
- 1960 The United States Steel Hour: Judge Leslie Lloyd (1 episode)
- 1961 The Investigators: Kitty Harper (1 episode)
- 1962 Dr. Kildare: Nurse Veronica Johnson (1 episode)
- 1983 The Love Boat: Nancy Fairchild (1 episode)
- 1987 Murder, She Wrote: Judith Harlan (1 episode)
