Rex Harrison
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"Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison" MBE was an English people/English actor of theatre/stage and film/screen.

Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He won his first Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII of England/Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He won his second Tony for the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. He reprised the role for the My Fair Lady (film)/1964 film version, which earned him a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Actor/Best Actor Oscar.

In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films, including Anna and the King of Siam (film)/Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963 film)/Cleopatra (1963), and Doctor Dolittle (film)/Doctor Dolittle (1967). In July 1989, Harrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1975, Harrison released his first autobiography. His second, A Damned Serious Business: My Life in Comedy, was published posthumously in 1991.

Harrison was married a total of six times and had two sons: Noel Harrison/Noel and Carey Harrison. He continued working in stage productions until shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in June 1990 at the age of 82.

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