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Claude Rains
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Actor Born: November 10, 1889 in London, England, UK Death: May 30, 1967 in Sandwich, NH Biography:The son of British stage actor Frederick Rains, "Claude Rains" gave his first theatrical performance at age 11 in Nell of Old Drury. He learned the technical end of the business by working his way up from being a two-dollars-a-week page boy to stage manager. After making his first U.S. appearance in 1913, Rains returned to England, served in the Scottish regiment during WWI, then established himself as a leading actor in the postwar years. He was also featured in one obscure British silent film, "Build Thy House". During the 1920s, Rains was a member of the teaching staff at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; among his pupils were a young sprout named "Laurence Olivier" and a lovely lass named "Isabel Jeans", who became the first of Rains' six wives. While performing with the Theatre Guild in New York in 1932, Rains filmed a screen test for Universal Pictures. On the basis of his voice alone, the actor... Full Biography
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