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| Born | 3 June 1924 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 22 August 1991 (aged 67) South Salem, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | James Vickery (1947-1960) George C. Scott (1960-1965, 1967-1972) |
Colleen Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian actress whose distinguished stage career also encompassed significant work in film and television. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. South Salem is a hamlet in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
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Biography
Early life
Dewhurst was born in Montreal, Quebec, the only child of a hockey player turned businessman and his homemaker wife. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Her mother was a practitioner of Christian Science. Christian Science is believed by its supporters to be a system of spiritually scientific truths which are summed up in the two commandments having one God one Mind one Life Truth [1] Dewhurst was raised in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, where she attended Whitefish Bay High School and the Milwaukee-Downer College. There is also the village of Whitefish Bay Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public Secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Milwaukee-Downer College was a Women's college (and for some of its history a girl's High school) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2]
Career
Her breakthrough stage role, which made her a major success, came in 1974 after 27 years of acting, when she appeared in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten as "Josie Hogan". Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright A Moon for the Misbegotten is a play by Eugene O'Neill. Set in a dilapidated Connecticut house in early September 1923 it focuses on three characters She interpreted many roles in O'Neill plays. She also received great acclaim for her appearance opposite her then-husband, George C. Scott, in a 1971 television adaptation of Arthur Miller's The Price, on the Hallmark Hall of Fame. George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long-running irregularly scheduled anthology program on American Television. In 1977, Woody Allen cast her in his film Annie Hall as Annie's mother. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman.
She was president of the Actors' Equity Association from 1985 until her 1991 death from cervical cancer at the age of 67. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity Cervical cancer is Malignant Cancer of the Cervix uteri or cervical area Dewhurst's Christian Science beliefs led to her refusal to countenance any kind of surgical treatment. Christian Science is believed by its supporters to be a system of spiritually scientific truths which are summed up in the two commandments having one God one Mind one Life Truth Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental
Personal life
Dewhurst was married to James Vickery from 1947 to 1960, and to actor George C. Scott, twice, for a total of approximately 10 years, with both marriages ending in divorce. George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. She was the mother of two sons, including actor Campbell Scott, with whom she costarred in Dying Young (1991), one of her last performances. Campbell Scott (born July 19 1961) is an American Actor, director, producer, and voice artist. Dying Young is a 1991 Film, directed by Joel Schumacher. It is based on a novel of the same name by Marti Leimbach, and
During the last years of her life, she lived on a farm in South Salem, New York with her partner, Ken Marsolais, and also in a summer home on Prince Edward Island, in her native Canada. South Salem is a hamlet in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Dewhurst died in at her South Salem home on August 22, 1991. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. According to Find A Grave, she was cremated and her ashes were given to family or friends. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records
Awards and nominations
Over the course of her 45 year career, Dewhurst won the 1974 Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre, two Tony Awards, two Obies and two Gemini Awards. The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Note on spelling While most Americans use "er" (as per American spelling conventions the majority of venues performers and trade groups for live theatre use "re The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry Awards in Canada. In 1989 she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Hitting Home. Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Of her twelve Emmy Award nominations, she won four.
- Awards
- 1986: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special – Between Two Women
- 1989: Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – Murphy Brown
- 1989: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special – Those She Left Behind
- 1991: Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – Murphy Brown
- 1974: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
- 1961: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
- Nominations
- 1990: Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Road to Avonlea
- 1990: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special – Lantern Hill
- 1991: Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries – Lantern Hill
References
External links
- Colleen Dewhurst at Find A Grave
- Colleen Dewhurst at the Internet Broadway Database
- Colleen Dewhurst at the Internet Movie Database
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