Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany into a prosperous Jewish family. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany. As a young actress, she was discovered by the legendary theater director Max Reinhardt and became part of his company in Vienna, Austria. I was supposed to be very gifted, and he heard about me. He wanted me to be part of his theater, Rainer recounted in a 1997 interview. She join ...[Read Story]
"Combat!"Finest Hour
(1965)
