Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

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. She made her stage debut in the summer of 1929 with a repertory company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She subsequently returned to New York, where she appeared in a number of Brooklyn-filmed Vitaphone short films and performed in summer stock theatre. In 1932, she starred on Broadway as the female lead in Whistling in the Dark. Trevor made her film debut in Jimmy and Sally (1933). From 1933 to 1938, Trevor starred in 29 films, often having either the lead role or the role of heroine. In 1937, she was the second lead actress (after top-billed Sylvia Sidney) in Dead End, with Humphrey Bogart, which led to her nomination for Best Supporting Actress. From 1937 to 1940, she appeared with Edward G. Robinson in the popular radio series Big Town, while continuing to make movies. In the early 1940s, she also was a regular on The Old Gold Don Ameche Show on the NBC Red Radio Network, starring with Ameche in presentations of plays by Mark Hellinger. In 1939, she was well established as a solid leading lady. One of her more memorable performances during this period includes the Western Stagecoach (1939). Two of Trevor's most memorable roles were opposite Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet (1944) and with Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947). In Key Largo (1948), Trevor played Gaye Dawn, a washed-up, alcoholic nightclub singer and gangster's moll. For that role, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her third and final Oscar nomination was for her performance in The High and the Mighty (1954). In 1957, she won an Emmy for her role in the Producers' Showcase episode entitled "Dodsworth". Trevor moved into supporting roles in the 1950s, with her appearances becoming very rare after the mid-1960s. She played Charlotte, the mother of Kay (Sally Field) in Kiss Me Goodbye (1982). Her final television role was for the 1987 television film, Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties. Trevor made a guest appearance at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: March 08, 1910

Deathday: April 08, 2000

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Known For

Stagecoach
Stagecoach

1939-03-03

Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet

1944-12-14

Key Largo
Key Largo

1948-07-16

Baby Take a Bow
Baby Take a Bow

1934-06-30

Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire

1952-04-15

Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar

1958-04-24

How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife

1965-01-26

Raw Deal
Raw Deal

1948-05-21

Crack-Up
Crack-Up

1946-09-06

Born to Kill
Born to Kill

1947-04-30

Wild Gold
Wild Gold

1934-06-08

Dead End
Dead End

1937-08-27

Dark Command
Dark Command

1940-04-15

The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch

1948-07-13

Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel

1945-10-25

Street of Chance
Street of Chance

1942-10-03

Crossroads
Crossroads

1942-07-23

Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star

1955-03-24

The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953-07-30

The Cape Town Affair
The Cape Town Affair

1967-09-19

The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story

1948-09-16

Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising

1939-11-10

Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town

1962-08-17

I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million

1939-08-01

Borderline
Borderline

1950-03-01

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938-07-20

The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty

1954-07-03

Kiss Me Goodbye
Kiss Me Goodbye

1982-12-22

Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful

1951-05-23

Texas
Texas

1941-10-09

The Mountain
The Mountain

1956-05-31

Stop, You're Killing Me
Stop, You're Killing Me

1952-12-10

The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes

1943-05-25

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk

1941-10-01

Best of the Badmen
Best of the Badmen

1951-08-09

Career Woman
Career Woman

1936-12-18

Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant

1955-10-20

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943-06-29

The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff

1949-05-26

Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno

1935-08-23

Black Sheep
Black Sheep

1935-08-01

One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven

1937-08-18

15 Maiden Lane
15 Maiden Lane

1936-10-16

Second Honeymoon
Second Honeymoon

1937-11-13

The Stripper
The Stripper

1963-06-19

Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants

1938-09-17

Spring Tonic
Spring Tonic

1935-06-27

Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind

1938-10-14

The Bachelor's Daughters
The Bachelor's Daughters

1946-08-06

The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town

1943-12-31

The Mad Game
The Mad Game

1933-10-27

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984-01-01

My Man and I
My Man and I

1952-09-05

Human Cargo
Human Cargo

1936-05-15

To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love

1936-08-01

Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw

1933-07-07

The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942-02-26

Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man

1936-03-11

Navy Wife
Navy Wife

1935-09-17

Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance

1937-02-10

Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl

1937-12-03

Hold That Girl
Hold That Girl

1934-03-23

King of Gamblers
King of Gamblers

1937-04-22

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008-05-15

The Last Trail
The Last Trail

1933-08-25

Star for a Night
Star for a Night

1936-08-28

Jimmy and Sally
Jimmy and Sally

1933-11-04

Elinor Norton
Elinor Norton

1934-11-02

My Marriage
My Marriage

1936-01-31

Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway

1938-03-11

A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954-09-28

Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties

1987-11-26

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936-08-05

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009-07-02