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Henry Higgins
- Harrison won a Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days (1948–49). His greatest stage triumph came during the 1956–59 seasons with his portrayal of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Lerner and Loewe ’s musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw ’s Pygmalion.
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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.
The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle—replacing Julie Andrews from the stage musical [4] —and Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins—reprising his role from the stage musical—with Stanley Holloway, Gladys Cooper and Wilfrid Hyde-White in supporting roles.
My Fair Lady: Directed by George Cukor. With Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White. In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
- (103K)
- Drama, Family, Musical
- George Cukor
- 1964-12-25
Actor: My Fair Lady. 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".
- March 5, 1908
- June 2, 1990
Rex Harrison. Actor: My Fair Lady. 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".
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- 1.85 m
Audrey Hepburn presenting Rex Harrison the Oscar® for Best Actor for his performance in "My Fair Lady" at the 37th Academy Awards® in 1965.
- 3 min
- 641.3K
- Oscars
Despite the controversy, My Fair Lady was considered a major critical and box-office success, and won eight Oscars, including Best Picture of the Year, Best Actor for Rex Harrison, and Best Director for George Cukor.
