Origins & Early Life

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 was born on March 8, 1910, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, the only child of Noel Wemlinger, a Fifth Avenue merchant tailor (of French birth but German ancestry), and his wife, Benjamina ("Betty"), who was of Irish birth.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

For many years, her year of birth was misreported as 1909, which is why her age at the time of her death was initially given as 91, not 90. She was raised in New York City, and from 1923 on, in Larchmont, New York. She attended Mamaroneck High School, where she acted in school plays and won a school public speaking contest. She graduated in 1928. 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.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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