Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer (January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014) was a two-time Academy Award-winning German-born Austrian-American movie actress. She was the first person to win two Academy Awards in a row. The first was for her role as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld, and the second was for her role as a Chinese farmer in The Good Earth.
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Born | |
Died | December 30, 2014 | (aged 104)
Years active | 1932-1997 |
Spouse(s) | Clifford Odets (m. 1937-1940, divorced) Robert Knittel (m. 1945-1989, his death) |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress 1936 The Great Ziegfeld 1937 The Good Earth NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1936 The Great Ziegfeld Hollywood Walk of Fame 6300 Hollywood Blvd |
Rainer was born in Duesseldorf and was Jewish.[1]
Rainer died from pneumonia in her home in London, England, aged 104.[2]
Luise Rainer Media
With Paulette Goddard in Dramatic School (1938)
Luise Rainer and Clifford Odets in January 1937, shortly before their marriage
Rainer in the TV series Combat!, episode "Finest Hour" (1965), publicity still
References
- ↑ "Spartacus Educational". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ↑ "Luise Rainer, Hollywood golden era Oscar winner, dies aged 104". BBC News.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.