NEWSFLASH: In Memoriam – Claude Rains

By Cleaver Patterson Last updated May 30, 2020

‘I learn the lines and pray to God.’

Claude Rains on his approach to acting.

Claude Rains, with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, in *Notorious* (1946)

Actor Claude Rains, born November 10th, 1889, in Clapham, London, UK. Died May 30th, 1967, in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA.

Claude Rains and Bette Davis, in Deception (1946)

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Cleaver loves movies and watches most things, though he favours films with a darker air. A contributor to various books, magazines and websites, he has written for The Sunday Times Magazine, L.A. Review of Books and We Belong Dead Magazine amongst others. His book - Don't Go Upstairs! A Room-by-Room Tour of the House in Horror Movies - which studies the role of the house in horror cinema, was recently published by McFarland.

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