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Claire Trevor
Acting
08 Mar 1910
† 08 Apr 2000
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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,...
Also Known As
Claire Wemlinger, The Queen of Film Noir







































