Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume on February 15 1931) is a British actress.

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February 15 - 1931 - British - Actress

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She was born in the North London suburb of Finchley, to Edward Blume (the son of Jewish immigrants, originally named Blumenthal, from Russia and Latvia) and Elizabeth Grew (a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland originally named Grieswki).

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North London - Finchley - Jewish - Russia - Latvia - Poland

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She is known for playing Shakespearean roles, as well as for appearing in movies, for example Charlie Chaplin's movie Limelight, Laurence Olivier's Richard III and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold with Richard Burton.

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Movie - Charlie Chaplin - Limelight - Laurence Olivier - Richard III - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - Richard Burton

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She was married to both Academy Award winning actor Rod Steiger and the American author Philip Roth, both of which marriages ended in divorce. In her memoir, Leaving a Doll's House, she claims Roth's sexual promiscuity ended their marriage.

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Academy Award - Actor - Rod Steiger - American - Author - Philip Roth

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She has a daughter, opera singer Anna Steiger, by her marriage to the late Rod Steiger.

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