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Rex Harrison had a son whose existence remained unrecorded for decades
Actor Rex Harrison had a son named Richard whose existence had not been publicly recorded.
An elderly British woman told a friend of Harrison’s son Carey about Richard during a chance meeting in Mexico.
She said she had given birth to Richard in the 1930s and that Harrison, then a young actor, was his father.
Carey contacted Richard and introduced him to their half-brother Noel, who had long been considered Harrison’s first-born son.
Noel and Richard met in the 1990s, and a biographer said Richard was clearly part of the family.
The discovery adds another son to Harrison’s family history, which already included two sons born within his marriages.
Carey, Noel and Richard have all since died, and no further developments are described.
Actor Rex Harrison had a son, Richard, whose existence had not previously been publicly recorded, according to the Daily Mail.
An elderly British woman told a family friend that she gave birth to Richard in the 1930s and that Harrison was his father.
The discovery led Harrison’s son Carey to contact Richard and introduce him to their half-brother Noel.
Noel met Richard in the 1990s, according to biographer Wayne Bontoft.
The article says Richard, Noel and Carey have all since died.
- Who
- Rex Harrison and his previously unrecorded son, Richard, are at the centre of the story.
- What
- A woman said Harrison was the father of her son, Richard, born in the 1930s.
- When
- The woman said Richard was born in the 1930s. Noel met Richard in the 1990s.
- Where
- The chance meeting that brought the story to light took place in Mexico. Richard lived in Surrey.
- Why
- An old school friend of Carey Harrison encountered the woman, who shared the family detail.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The woman said she gave birth to Richard and that Rex Harrison was his father.
Rex Harrison’s wife Ethel Colette-Thomas gave birth to Noel, who had been considered Harrison’s first-born.
Noel met Richard.
- Sons
- Noel, Carey and Richard
- Richard’s birth
- 1930s
- Noel’s birth
- 1934
- Noel and Richard meet
- 1990s
- Chance meeting
- Mexico
What people are saying
As soon as they met it was very obvious that [Richard] was a member of the family
He was an intensely private person
He held no grudges against his father