Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor. , Known as "The Queen of Film Noir," Claire Trevor could play any number of heroines, but she proved particularly suited to the shadowy world of crime and mystery. Trevor gained her first significant industry attention via an Oscar-nominated performance in Dead End (1937). However, it was John Ford's Western, Stagecoach (1939) that really put Trevor on the map and she enjoyed lead roles in several major productions during the years that followed. Her turns in the film noir thrillers Murder, My Sweet (1944), Born to Kill (1947), and Key Largo (1948) established Trevor as one of its premiere players. Key Largo brought Trevor an Academy Award for best supporting actress and her filmography contains many examples of her versatility that also extended to her stage and television assignments., Born Claire Wemlinger in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn on March 8, 1910, her family moved to Mamaroneck where she attended high school and performed in school and church plays. She briefly attended Columbia University, leaving school during the Depression when her father lost his men's clothing business in Manhattan. She chose to earn money for her family doing the only thing she knew, acting., She launched her long and illustrious career as Claire Trevor while she was living in New Rochelle. In 1929, she moved with her parents, Noel and Edith to 130 Centre Avenue, Apartment 1-C. From New Rochelle, Claire would travel to Brooklyn for film shots and sound recordings at the Vitaphone Studios. She would later take the train from the New Rochelle station for her matinee and evening performances on Broadway. She would continue to maintain a home in New Rochelle until the late 1930s.