First Back To Back Oscar Winner Luise Rainer Dead At 104

First Back To Back Oscar Winner Luise Rainer Dies At 104 Rainer died at her london home on 30 december 2014 at the age of 104 from pneumonia. [1][2] she was 13 days shy of her 105th birthday. rainer spent her final years living in a flat formerly occupied by actress vivien leigh at 54 eaton square, belgravia, london. Luise rainer, a star of cinema’s golden era and the first person ever to win back to back acting oscars, has died of pneumonia. she would have turned 105 on jan. 12.

First Back To Back Oscar Winner Luise Rainer Dies At 104 Luise rainer, who left nazi germany for hollywood and soared to fame in the 1930s as the first star to win back to back oscars, then quit films at the peak of her career for occasional stage work. Rainer, whose meteoric rise and rapid descent mystified movie fans for decades, died of pneumonia tuesday at her home in london, said her daughter, francesca knittel bowyer. she was 104. Luise rainer, who won back to back oscars in the 1930s for “the great ziegfeld” and “the good earth,” has died at 104. Luise rainer, a star of cinema's golden era who won back to back oscars but then walked away from a glittering hollywood career, has died. she was 104.

First Back To Back Oscar Winner Luise Rainer Dead At 104 Luise rainer, who won back to back oscars in the 1930s for “the great ziegfeld” and “the good earth,” has died at 104. Luise rainer, a star of cinema's golden era who won back to back oscars but then walked away from a glittering hollywood career, has died. she was 104. The german born star of the great ziegfeld and the good earth, luise rainer, died tuesday at her home in london. she was 104. Luise rainer, who won back to back oscars in the 1930s, has died at the age of 104. until her death, she was the oldest living oscar winner. rainer died of pneumonia tuesday at her london home,. Actress luise rainer, who became the first winner of consecutive oscars in the 1930s, has died at the age of 104. the german born star was named best actress in 1936 and 1937 a feat achieved by. Rainer, a former star of the vienna stage who had been the oldest living actor to have won an academy award, died of pneumonia in london, her daughter said.