ركس هاريسون

ريكس هاريسون
Rex Harrison
Harrison at his home in London in 1976, by Allan Warren
وُلِدَ	ريچنالد كاري هاريسون (1908-03-05)5 مارس 1908 هويتونK لانكشاير، إنجلترا
توفي	2 يونيو 1990(1990-06-02) (aged 82) مدينة نيويورك، نيويورك، الولايات المتحدة الامريكية.
المهنة	ممثل
سنوات النشاط	1930-1986
الزوج	Ethel Margery Colette-Thomas ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1942)​ Lilli Palmer ​ ​ (m. 1943; div. 1957)​ Kay Kendall ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 1959)​ Rachel Roberts ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1971)​ Elizabeth Rees-Williams ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1975)​ Mercia Tinker ​ (m. 1979)​
الأنجال	Noel Carey
الأقارب	Cathryn Harrison (granddaughter)

ريكس هاريسون Sir Reginald Carey "Rex (و.5 مارس 1908 - ت.2 يونيو 1990) ممثل السينما والمسرح إنجليزي, بطل فيلم سيدتي الجميلة، والحائز على جائزة أوسكار أفضل ممثل عن هذا الفيلم. Harrison began his career on the stage at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, in what was his breakthrough role. He won his first Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Henry VIII in the Broadway play Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He returned to Broadway portraying Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (1956) where he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films. His first starring role was opposite Vivien Leigh in the romantic comedy Storm in a Teacup (1937). Receiving critical acclaim for his performance in Major Barbara (1941), which was shot in London during the Blitz, his roles since then included Blithe Spirit (1945), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963), My Fair Lady (1964), reprising his stage role as Henry Higgins which won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the titular character in Doctor Dolittle (1967).

In 1975, Harrison released his first autobiography. In June 1989, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He was married six times and had two sons: 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. His second autobiography, A Damned Serious Business: My Life in Comedy, was published posthumously in 1991.

 النشأة

Reginald Carey Harrison was born on 5 March 1908 at Derry House in Huyton, Lancashire, the son of Edith Mary (née Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. From the age of 10 he went by the name “Rex”, which he adopted for himself. He was the youngest of three children and had two older sisters, Edith Marjorie Harrison (1900-1976) and Sylvia Sackville, Countess De La Warr, DBE (1903-1992). He was educated at Birkdale preparatory school and Liverpool College. After a bout of childhood measles, Harrison lost most of the sight in his left eye. He showed an early desire to become an actor, with regular appearances in school plays, and visits to the Liverpool Playhouse.

 العمل في المسرح

Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool where Harrison made his stage debut in 1924

Harrison first appeared on stage in 1924 in Thirty Minutes in a Street at the Liverpool Playhouse, when he was 16 years old. He remained there, playing small parts, until 1927 when he joined a touring production of Charley's Aunt. Six years of touring and repertory followed. He achieved critical acclaim for Heroes Don't Care in 1936. His West End debut in the same year was in Terence Rattigan's French Without Tears which proved to be his breakthrough stage role as a leading light comedian. His acting career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the Royal Air Force (1942–1944), reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins alongside Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in the musical My Fair Lady

He alternated appearances in London and New York in such plays as Bell, Book and Candle (1950), Venus Observed, The Cocktail Party, The Kingfisher and The Love of Four Colonels, which he also directed. He won his first Tony Award for his appearance at the Shubert Theatre as Henry VIII in Maxwell Anderson's play Anne of the Thousand Days and international superstardom (and a second Tony) for his portrayal of Henry Higgins in the 1956 stage musical My Fair Lady, where he appeared opposite Julie Andrews.

Later appearances included a 1984 appearance at the Haymarket Theatre with Claudette Colbert in Frederick Lonsdale's Aren't We All?, and one on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre presented by Douglas Urbanski, at the Haymarket in J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton with Edward Fox. He returned as Henry Higgins in the revival of My Fair Lady directed by Patrick Garland in 1981.

Having retired from films after A Time to Die in 1983, Harrison continued to act on Broadway and the West End until the end of his life, despite suffering from glaucoma, painful teeth, and a failing memory. Later roles included Julius Caesar in Caesar and Cleopatra, and General Burgoyne in a Los Angeles production of The Devil's Disciple. He was nominated for a third Tony Award in 1984 for his performance as Captain Shotover in the revival of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House. He followed with two successful pairings with Claudette Colbert, The Kingfisher in 1985 and Aren't We All? in 1986. In 1989, he appeared with Edward Fox in The Admirable Crichton in London. In 1989/90, he appeared on Broadway in The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham, opposite Glynis Johns, Stewart Granger, and Roma Downey. The production opened at Duke University for a three-week run followed by performances in Baltimore and Boston before opening 14 November 1989 on Broadway.

 في السينما

Harrison as Julius Caesar in the film Cleopatra, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.

 أعمال مسرحية

Highlights

• French Without Tears
• Sweet Aloes
• Design for Living
• Venus Observed
• The Cocktail Party
• Bell, Book and Candle
• The Fourposter
• Anne of the Thousand Days
• The Devil's Disciple
• The Love of Four Colonels
• My Fair Lady
• In Praise of Love
• Caesar and Cleopatra
• Heartbreak House
• Pirandello's Henry IV
• Aren't We All?
• The Kingfisher
• The Admirable Crichton
• The Circle

 أفلامه

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1930	The Great Game	George
1934	Get Your Man	Tom Jakes
	Leave It to Blanche	Ronnie
1935	All at Sea	Aubrey Bellingham
1936	Men Are Not Gods	Tommy Stapleton
1937	Storm in a Teacup	Frank Burdon
	School for Husbands	Leonard Drummond
1938	Sidewalks of London	Harley Prentiss	Alternative title: St. Martin's Lane
	The Citadel	Dr. Frederick Lawford
1939	Over the Moon	Dr. Freddie Jarvis
	The Silent Battle	Jacques Sauvin
1940	Night Train to Munich	Gus Bennett	Alternative titles: Gestapo Night Train
	Ten Days in Paris	Bob Stevens
1941	Major Barbara	Adolphus Cusins
1945	Blithe Spirit	Charles Condomine
	I Live in Grosvenor Square	Major David Bruce	Alternative title: A Yank in London
	Journey Together	Guest
	The Rake's Progress	Vivian Kenway	Alternative title: Notorious Gentleman
1946	Anna and the King of Siam	King Mongkut
1947	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	Captain Daniel Gregg	with Gene Tierney
	The Foxes of Harrow	Stephen Fox
1948	Escape	Matt Denant
	Unfaithfully Yours	Sir Alfred De Carter
1951	The Long Dark Hall	Arthur Groome
1952	The Four Poster	John Edwards
1954	King Richard and the Crusaders	Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin
1955	The Constant Husband	William Egerton	Alternative title: Marriage a la Mode
1958	The Reluctant Debutante	Jimmy Broadbent
1960	Midnight Lace	Anthony "Tony" Preston
1962	The Happy Thieves	Jimmy Bourne
1963	Cleopatra	Caesar
1964	My Fair Lady	Professor Henry Higgins
	The Yellow Rolls-Royce	Lord Charles Frinton - The Marquess of Frinton
1965	The Agony and the Ecstasy	Pope Julius II
1967	The Honey Pot	Cecil Sheridan Fox	Alternative titles: It Comes Up Murder The Honeypot Mr. Fox of Venice
	Doctor Dolittle	Dr. John Dolittle
1968	A Flea in Her Ear	Victor Chandebisse/Poche
1969	Staircase	Charles Dyer
1977	Crossed Swords	The Duke of Norfolk	Alternative title: The Prince and the Pauper
1978	Shalimar	Sir John Locksley	Alternative titles: Deadly Thief, Raiders of Shalimar, Raiders of the Sacred Stone
1979	Ashanti	Brian Walker	Alternative title: Ashanti, Land of No Mercy
	The Fifth Musketeer	Colbert	Alternative titles: Behind the Iron Mask The 5th Musketeer
1981	Titanic in a Tub: The Golden Age of Toy Boats	Narrator
1982	A Time to Die	Van Osten	Alternative title: Seven Graves for Rogan
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Omnibus	Henry VIII	Episode: "The Trial of Anne Boleyn"
1953	The United States Steel Hour	Raymond Dabney	Episode: "The Man in Possession"
1957	DuPont Show of the Month	Mr. Sir	Episode: "Crescendo"
1960	Dow Hour of Great Mysteries	Cyril Paxton	Episode: "The Dachet Diamonds"
1971-1973	Play of the Month	Mikhail Platonov, schoolmaster Don Quixote	Episodes: "Platonov" "The Adventures of Don Quixote"
1983	The Kingfisher	Cecil	Television film
1985	Heartbreak House	Captain Shotover	Television film
1986	Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna	Grand Duke Cyril Romanov	Television film

 الجوائز والترشيحات

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film, series or play
1964	Academy Award	Nominated	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Cleopatra
1965		Won		My Fair Lady
1966	BAFTA Award	Nominated	Best British Actor	My Fair Lady
1984	Drama Desk Award	Nominated	Outstanding Actor in a Play	Heartbreak House
1985		Won	Drama Desk Special Award	-
1964	Golden Globe Award	Nominated	Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama	Cleopatra
1965		Won	Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy	My Fair Lady
1966		Nominated	Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite - Male)	-
			Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama	The Agony and the Ecstasy
1968		Nominated	Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy	Dr. Dolittle
1964	Laurel Awards	Nominated	Top Male Dramatic Performance	Cleopatra
1965		Nominated	Male Star	-
		Won	Musical Performance, Male	My Fair Lady
1966		Nominated	Male Star	-
			Dramatic Performance, Male	The Agony and the Ecstasy
1963	National Board of Review	Won	Best Actor	Cleopatra
1964	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Won	Best Actor	My Fair Lady
1949	Tony Award	Won	Best Actor (Dramatic)	Anne of the Thousand Days
1957		Won	Best Actor in a Musical	My Fair Lady
1969		Won	Special Tony Award	-
1984		Nominated	Best Actor (Dramatic)	Heartbreak House

 قراءات أخرى

• A Damned Serious Business:My Life in Comedy by Rex Harrison
• The Incomparable Rex by Patrick Garland (1998) ISBN 0-333-71796-1

 وصلات خارجية

• ركس هاريسون at the Internet Broadway Database
• Selected performances in Theatre Archive University of Bristol
• ركس هاريسون at the Internet Movie Database
• ركس هاريسون at the TCM Movie Database
• ركس هاريسون at the British Film Institute's Screenonline