Obituaries
Aug. 12, 2014
Movies
Luise Rainer’s 100 years of fortitude
May 1, 2010
Luise Rainer, who died Tuesday at the age of 104, was the first performer to win back-to-back Academy Awards.
Dec. 30, 2014
With her soulful eyes, luminous beauty and an emotional intensity that melted hearts, Luise Rainer was well on her way to becoming a queen of Hollywood after only a handful of movies in the 1930s.
Luise Rainer won back-to-back Oscars 60 years ago. At 87, she’s making waves again.
Oct. 26, 1997
The Hollywood career of Luise Rainer is sometimes cited to prove that Oscar can be a jinx, as if that famous gold statuette can fetch calamity as well as prosperity.
April 28, 1987
When she was in Los Angeles on a visit in 1987, Luise Rainer mused about a career that, more than most, could be described as meteoric, in both directions.
Aug. 15, 1989
The Cypress Senior Center will screen classic movies for free Wednesdays and Fridays next month.
Aug. 24, 1999
I can’t look at the photo of German actress Luise Rainer accepting her Oscar for the role of O-Lan, the long-suffering Chinese wife in 1937’s “The Good Earth,” without recalling a story behind the scenes (“Thirties Something,” by David Gritten, Oct. 26).
Nov. 2, 1997
The Great Ziegfeld (Showtime Monday at 10 a.m.)
Dec. 1, 1991