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Occupation
  
Actress, Singer

Name
  
Claire Trevor

Children
  
Charles Cylos Dunsmoore

Years active
  
1933–1987

Role
  
Actress

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Full Name
  
Claire Wemlinger

Born
  
March 8, 1910 (
1910-03-08
)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Died
  
April 8, 2000, Newport Beach, California, United States

Spouse
  
Milton H. Bren (m. 1948–1979), Cylos William Dunsmoore (m. 1943–1947), Clark Andrews (m. 1938–1942)

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Movies
  
Stagecoach, Key Largo, Murder - My Sweet, Born to Kill, Dead End

Similar People
  
Andy Devine, Louise Platt, John Carradine, John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell

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Claire Trevor (born Claire Wemlinger; March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress.

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She appeared in over 60 films, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo, and earning nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty and Dead End. She also received top-billing in Stagecoach.

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Early life

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Trevor was born in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Noel Wemlinger, a Fifth Avenue merchant tailor, and his wife, Benjamina ("Betty"). She grew up in Larchmont, New York. For many years, her year of birth was misreported as 1909, a rare instance of an actress actually being younger than her given age, which is why her age at death was initially given as 91 and not 90. She was of German, Irish and French descent.

Career

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According to her biography on the website of Claire Trevor School of the Arts, "Trevor's acting career spanned more than seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television and film. . . . [S]he often played the hard-boiled blonde, and every conceivable type of 'bad girl' role."

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After completing high school, Trevor began her career with six months of art classes at Columbia University and six months at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, performing in stock in the late 1920s . By 1932 she was starring on Broadway; that same year she began appearing in Brooklyn-filmed Vitaphone shorts. Her first credited film role was in the 1933 film Life in the Raw, with her feature film debut coming that same year in Jimmy and Sally (1933) as "Sally Johnson".

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From 1933–38, 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 Sydney) in Dead End, playing opposite Humphrey Bogart, which led to her nomination for Best Supporting Actress. From 1937–40, 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.

By 1939, she was well established as a solid "leading lady". Some of her most memorable performances during this period were opposite John Wayne, including the classic 1939 western Stagecoach, which was Wayne's breakthrough role. She starred opposite Wayne again in Allegheny Uprising that same year, and yet again in 1940 in Dark Command. Over a decade later, she would again costar with Wayne, gaining her final Oscar nomination for The High and the Mighty.

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Two of Trevor's most memorable roles were opposite Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet and with Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill, in the latter playing a divorcee who gets more than she bargained for by falling in love with a bad boy who impulsively commits a murder. Key Largo, the following year, gave Trevor the role of Gaye Dawn, the washed-up nightclub singer and gangster's moll, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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 increasingly rare after the mid-1960s. She returned for one final theatrical film, as Charlotte in Kiss Me Goodbye (1982). Her last film was the 1987 television movie Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties. Trevor made a guest appearance at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998.

Personal life

Trevor married Clark Andrews, director of her radio show, in 1938, but they divorced four years later. Her second marriage, in 1943, to Navy lieutenant Cylos William Dunsmoore, produced her only child, son Charles. The marriage ended in divorce in 1947. The next year, Trevor married Milton Bren, a film producer with two sons from a previous marriage, and moved to Newport Beach, California.

In 1978, Trevor's son Charles died in the crash of PSA Flight 182, followed by the death of her husband Milton from a brain tumor in 1979. Devastated by these losses, she returned to Manhattan for some years, living in a Fifth Avenue apartment and taking a few acting roles amid a busy social life. She eventually returned to California, where she remained for the rest of her life, becoming a generous supporter of the arts.

Death

Trevor died of respiratory failure in Newport Beach, California on April 8, 2000 at the age of 90. She was survived by her two stepsons and extended family. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Blvd.

Legacy

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine was named in Trevor's honor. Her Oscar and Emmy statuettes are on display in the Arts Plaza there, next to the Claire Trevor Theatre.

Filmography

Actress
1987
Breaking Home Ties (TV Movie) as
Grace Porter
1987
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Judith Harlan
- Witness for the Defense (1987) - Judith Harlan
1983
The Love Boat (TV Series) as
Nancy Fairchild
- The Misunderstanding/Love Below Decks/The End Is Near (1983) - Nancy Fairchild
1982
Kiss Me Goodbye as
Charlotte
1967
The Cape Town Affair as
Sam Williams
1965
How to Murder Your Wife as
Edna
1963
The Stripper as
Helen Baird
1962
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Nurse Veronica Johnson
- The Bed I've Made (1962) - Nurse Veronica Johnson
1962
Two Weeks in Another Town as
Clara Kruger
1961
The Investigators (TV Series) as
Kitty Harper
- New Sound for the Blues (1961) - Kitty Harper
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Mrs. Meade / Mary Prescott
- A Crime for Mothers (1961) - Mrs. Meade
- Safe Conduct (1956) - Mary Prescott
1960
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Judge Leslie Lloyd
- The Revolt of Judge Lloyd (1960) - Judge Leslie Lloyd
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Kate Clark 'Ma' Barker
- Ma Barker and Her Boys (1959) - Kate Clark 'Ma' Barker
1959
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
C.L. Harding
- The C.L. Harding Story (1959) - C.L. Harding
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) as
Savannah Brown
- Happy Hill (1959) - Savannah Brown
1958
Marjorie Morningstar as
Rose Morgenstern
1957
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Owen
- If You Knew Elizabeth (1957) - Elizabeth Owen
1956
The Mountain as
Marie
1956
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) as
Fran Dodsworth
- Dodsworth (1956) - Fran Dodsworth
1956
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mary Hunter
- Fool Proof (1956) - Mary Hunter
1956
Climax! (TV Series) as
Phyllis Talbot
- The Prowler (1956) - Phyllis Talbot
1955
Lucy Gallant as
Lady MacBeth
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Mary Scott / Ellen Creed
- No Sad Songs for Me (1955) - Mary Scott
- Ladies in Retirement (1954) - Ellen Creed
1955
Man Without a Star as
Idonee
1953
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Felicia Crandell / Nora Hale
- The Summer Memory (1954) - Felicia Crandell
- Alias Nora Hale (1953) - Nora Hale
1954
The High and the Mighty as
May Holst
1954
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Cora Leslie
- Foggy Night (1954) - Cora Leslie
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun as
Josie Sullivan
1952
Stop, You're Killing Me as
Nora Marko
1952
My Man and I as
Mrs. Ansel Ames
1952
Hoodlum Empire as
Connie Williams
1951
Best of the Badmen as
Lily
1951
Hard, Fast and Beautiful! as
Millie Farley
1950
Borderline as
Madeleine Haley
1949
The Lucky Stiff as
Marguerite Seaton
1948
The Babe Ruth Story as
Claire Hodgson Ruth
1948
Key Largo as
Gaye Dawn
1948
The Velvet Touch as
Marian Webster
1948
Raw Deal as
Pat Regan
1947
Born to Kill as
Helen Brent
1946
Crack-Up as
Terry
1946
The Bachelor's Daughters as
Cynthia Davis
1945
Johnny Angel as
Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson
1944
Murder, My Sweet as
Helen Grayle
1943
The Woman of the Town as
Dora Hand
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as
Ruth Jones
1943
The Desperadoes as
The Countess
1942
Street of Chance as
Ruth Dillon
1942
Crossroads as
Michelle Allaine
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden as
Connie Dawson
1941
Texas as
'Mike' King
1941
Honky Tonk as
'Gold Dust' Nelson
1940
Dark Command as
Mary McCloud
1939
Allegheny Uprising as
Janie MacDougall
1939
I Stole a Million as
Laura Benson
1939
Stagecoach as
Dallas
1938
Five of a Kind as
Christine Nelson
1938
Valley of the Giants as
Lee Roberts
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as
Jo Keller
1938
Walking Down Broadway as
Joan Bradley
1937
Big Town Girl as
Fay Loring
1937
Second Honeymoon as
Marcia
1937
Dead End as
Francey
1937
One Mile from Heaven as
Lucy ('Tex') Warren
1937
King of Gamblers as
Dixie Moore
1937
Time Out for Romance as
Barbara Blanchard
1936
Career Woman as
Carroll Aiken
1936
15 Maiden Lane as
Jane Martin
1936
Star for a Night as
Nina Lind
1936
To Mary - with Love as
Kitty Brant
1936
Human Cargo as
Bonnie Brewster
1936
Song and Dance Man as
Julia Carroll
1936
My Marriage as
Carol Barton
1935
Navy Wife as
Vicky Blake
1935
Dante's Inferno as
Betty McWade
1935
Spring Tonic as
Bertha 'Betty' Ingals
1935
Black Sheep as
Janette Foster
1934
Elinor Norton as
Elinor Norton
1934
Baby, Take a Bow as
Kay Ellison
1934
Wild Gold as
Jerry Jordan
1934
Hold That Girl as
Tonie Bellamy
1933
Jimmy and Sally as
Sally Johnson
1933
The Mad Game as
Jane Lee
1933
The Last Trail as
Patricia Carter
1933
Life in the Raw as
Judy Halloway
1932
The Imperfect Lover (Short) as
The Doctor
1931
The Meal Ticket (Short) as
The Banker's Luxury-Loving Wife
1931
Good Times (Short)
Soundtrack
1952
Stop, You're Killing Me (performer: "You're My Ever-Loving" - uncredited)
1951
Best of the Badmen (performer: "Tell Me That You Love Me" - uncredited)
1948
Key Largo (performer: "Moanin' Low" - uncredited)
1943
The Woman of the Town (performer: "Poor Polly", "The Holy City")
1942
Crossroads (performer: "'Til You Return")
Thanks
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) (acknowledgment - 1 episode)
- The Man Called Bogart (1963) - (acknowledgment)
Self
1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Past Winner
1990
Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration (TV Special documentary) as
Self
1986
The 1986 Annual D.W. Griffith Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1985
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV Special) as
Self (uncredited)
1984
The Annual American Image Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1984
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Claudette Colbert (TV Movie) as
Self - Speaker
1984
Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- John Wayne (1984) - Self
1978
The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Past Winner
1976
An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1976
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Alfred Hitchcock, Claire Trevor, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1976) - Self
1969
The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #4.55 (1969) - Self - Guest
- Episode #4.42 (1969) - Self - Guest
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 12 December 1967 (1967) - Self - Guest
1961
Person to Person (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #8.16 (1961) - Self
1957
The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1956
The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1955
The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee & Presenter
1954
The Jack Carson Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.1 (1954) - Self - Guest
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV Movie) as
Self
1953
The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1952
24th Annual Academy Awards (TV Movie) as
Self - Presenter
1950
20 Questions (TV Series) as
Self
- Claire Trevor (1950) - Self
1941
Picture People No. 3: Hobbies of the Stars (Short) as
Self
1941
Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports (Short) as
Self
1940
Angels of Mercy (Short) as
Self (performer)
1940
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (Short documentary) as
Self
1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (Documentary short) as
Self
1937
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 10 (Documentary short) as
Self
1936
20th Century Fox Promotional Film (Documentary short) as
Self (uncredited)
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2019
The Movies (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- The Golden Age (2019) - Self
2017
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (Documentary) as
Dallas in 'Stagecoach' (1939) (uncredited)
2016
I Am Not Your Negro (Documentary) as
Dallas (uncredited)
2013
John Ford et Monument Valley (TV Movie documentary)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2008
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1 (2008) - Self
2007
John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary)
2002
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Gaye Dawn
- The Barrymores (2002) - Gaye Dawn
2001
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
1997
John Wayne: On Board with the Duke (Video documentary) as
Self
1997
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (Documentary) as
Self (with Jane Wyman) (uncredited)
1995
Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Dallas
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) - Dallas (uncredited)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s (Documentary)
1971
The American West of John Ford (TV Movie documentary) as
Dallas (uncredited)

References

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