Friday, Apr. 16, 2010
Rex Harrison
Sir Rex Harrison, who excelled as the ever-so-proper Professor Henry Higgins in both the stage and screen versions of My Fair Lady, grew accustomed to several faces in real life. Like Henry VIII — his portrayal of whom in 1948's Anne of a Thousand Days earned him his first Tony Award — he had six wives (none of whom were Elizabeth Taylor, his co-star in Cleopatra). Harrison's fourth wife, actress Rachel Roberts, became particularly well-known for her drunken antics during the filming of the disastrous Doctor Doolittle. Sadly, she committed suicide several years after their divorce.