Born This Day In History 5th March

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Elaine Paige

Born: March 5th 1948 Barnet, London, England


Known For :

Best known as an English singer and actress best known for her work in the theatre, her roles included Grizabella in Cats, as the Russian chess master Boris Spassky's mistress in the original stage production of Chess, Eva Perón in the first production of Evita, Anna in the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I . Elaine Paige Barbara Dickson released "I Know Him So Well" from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. What few know is her first stage appearence was as a Member of the Tribe in the musical "Hair" in 1968.

The video is of Elaine Paige singing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" .





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Rex Harrison

Born: Reginald Carey Harrison March 5th 1908 Huyton, Lancashire, England

Died: 2nd June 1990 New York City, New York,


Known For :

Rex Harrison is best known for his role as Henry Higgins opposite Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in the 1956 musical Broadway production of My Fair Lady and later in the Movie opposite Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle. The Movie won a total of eight Oscars including an Oscar for Rex Harrison. He is also starred in may other Broadway shows and Movies including Anna and the King of Siam, Doctor Dolittle, Cleopatra ( 1964 ), The Agony and the Ecstasy, Anne of the Thousand Days and The Yellow Rolls-Royce. As many movie stars do he was married multiple times ( 6 )





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