Answer the following question: What key details about edward rayne can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: '' this article is about the 20th-century shoemaker , for the 19th-century british clergyman , see edward raynes '' edward rayne -lrb- 1922-1992 -rrb- -- later sir edward rayne -- was head of h. & m. rayne -lrb- often simply known as rayne -rrb- , one of the foremost british manufacturers of high-end and couture shoes . with a royal warrant to both the queen and queen mother , rayne shoes were worn by high society and film stars . under his stewardship h. & m. rayne took a stake in genesco -- then the largest shoe company in the world -- secured licensing deals with bergdorf goodman and bonwit teller and encouraged british designers to embark on franchising . having served a long apprenticeship in making shoes at the family firm , he was also a skilled designer -- jean muir described him as the best british shoemaker of his age . rayne served on the boards of debenhams and harvey nichols -lrb- director and chairman respectively -rrb- and was a high-profile ambassador for british fashion ; he was chair of the incorporated society of london fashion designers -lrb- incsoc -rrb- and its successor the british fashion council -lrb- bfc -rrb- , as well as working for numerous other trade and industry bodies . he did much to place london fashion week on the international map ; his '' guardian '' obituary said : '' if any single man persuaded american fashion buyers and correspondents to take london fashion week seriously , it was rayne '' . as eddie rayne , he was a talented bridge player , representing england at the age of 21 and becoming european bridge champion at the age of 26 . an interview shortly before he took up his role as chairman of the bfc also noted his facility with other card games : '' he is the sky masterson of mayfair . as a colleague said : ' nobody beats eddie at poker ' . ''
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- death place is bexhill-on-sea , east sussex- credits is frsa ; chevalier l'ordre nationale du merite -lrb- 1984 -rrb- ; -lrb- knighthood -lrb- 1988 -rrb- 1971 -rrb- , cvo -lrb- 1977 -rrb-- age is file :58661 - h-m-rayne-shoes-1975-amalfi-mr-edward-rayne-hprints-com . jpg- gender is male- caption is edward rayne in 1975 .- death date is 7 february 1992- alias is eddie rayne -lrb- bridge -rrb-- birth date is 19 august 1922- name is sir edward rayne- birthname is edward rayne- image is file :58661 - h-m-rayne-shoes-1975-amalfi-mr-edward-rayne-hprints-com . jpg- birth place is us- occupation is chairman ltd -lrb- 1951-87 -rrb- ; board of governors genesco inc. and , -lrb- 167-73 -rrb- ; director debenhams ltd -lrb- 1975-1988 managing -rrb- ; president debenhams inc. , -lrb- 1976-86 -rrb- ; director executive chairman harvey nichols -lrb- 1978-88 -rrb- of h. & m. rayne