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Claire Trevor

Claire Wemlinger | The Queen of Film Noir

About the person
Career:

Acting

Date of birth:
1910-03-08
Place of birth:

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender:

Female

Popularity:

1

Date of death

2000-04-08

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Biography

Claire Trevor (née Wemlinger; March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937). Trevor received top billing, ahead of John Wayne, for Stagecoach (1939). Trevor's acting career spanned more than seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television, and film. She often played the hard-boiled blonde, and every conceivable type of 'bad girl' role.

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