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William Claude Rains (10 November 1889–30 May 1967) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 47 years; he later held American citizenship. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the voice of The Invisible Man, the corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and perhaps his most-famous performance, the amoral Captain Renault in Casablanca. Rains was born in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up, according to his daughter, with "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Rains became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1939. He married six times. He acquired the 380-acre Stock Grange Farm in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania just outside West Chester in 1941, and spent much of his time between takes reading up on agricultural techniques. He eventually sold the farm when his marriage to Propper ended in 1956. Rains died from an abdominal hemorrhage in Laconia, New Hampshire on May 30, 1967 at the age of 77. He is interred in the Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Claude Rains: An Actor`s Voice, a biography by David J. Skal and Rains` daughter Jessica Rains, was published in 2008. Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Rains |
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Quotes Major Strasser has been shot! Round up the usual suspects! A man who tells lies, like me, merely hides the truth. But a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it. I`m shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! I learn the lines and pray to God. 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!Trivia Interred at Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire, USA He would recite bedtime stories to his daughter Jessica in Cockney, an English dialect that was essentially his mother tongue. Son of Fred Rains. Rains was almost blind in one eye due to injury received in a gas attack during WWI. Won Broadway's 1951 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Darkness at Noon." Was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before coming to Hollywood, whose students included John Gielgud. Father of Jessica Rains. Originally cast as the Duke de Lorca in Adventures of Don Juan (1948). Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree recognized Rains' acting talent and paid for the elocution books and lessons he needed due to his poor diction. His memorable role as the Invisible Man was referenced in the opening song to the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. | ||
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