Happy Birthday: Claude Rains (1889–1967)

Claude Rains (1889–1967)

Born: November 10, 1889 in Camberwell, London, England, UK
Died: May 30, 1967 (age 77) in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA

Married to:
Rosemary McGroarty Clark (August 1960 – 31 December 1964) (her death)
Agi Jambor (4 November 1959 – 29 July 1960) (divorced)
Frances Propper (8 April 1935 – 1956) (divorced) (1 child)
Beatrix Thomson (November 1924 – 8 April 1935) (divorced)
Marie Hemingway (1920 – 1920) (divorced)
Isabel Jeans (1913 – 1918) (divorced)

Often we’d secretly like to do the very things we discipline ourselves against. Isn’t that true? Well, here in the movies I can be as mean, as wicked as I want to – and all without hurting anybody. Look at that lovely girl I’ve just shot!

THE INVISIBLE MAN 1933 dir. James Whale Starring: Claude Rains Gloria Stuart Now Voyager 1942 dir. Irving Rapper Starring Bette Davis Paul Henreid Notorious 1946 dir. Hitchcock starring Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 dir. Capra starring Jimmy Stewart Jean Arthur Mr. Skeffington 1944 dir. Vincent Sherman starring Claude Rains Bette Davis The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 dir. Michael Curtiz William Keighley Starring Errol Flynn Havilland

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