"Academy Awards: 37th Annual," Glady Cooper, Rex Harrison, and wife Rachel Roberts. 1965.
Caption: "Academy Awards: 37th Annual," Glady Cooper, Rex Harrison, and wife Rachel Roberts. 1965.
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Born: March 5, 1908
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Known for: My Fair Lady (1964), Doctor Dolittle (1967), Cleopatra (1963), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Source: IMDB
Rex Harrison was born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England, to Edith Mary (Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. He changed his name to Rex as a young boy, knowing it was the Latin word for "King". Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at the Liverpool Rep Theatre was nearly his last - ...