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Jason Robards

Robards as Cheyenne in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Born Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. Once Upon a Time in the West ( Italian title C'Era una Volta il West) is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western
July 26, 1922(1922-07-26)
Chicago, Illinois
Died December 26, 2000 (aged 78)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Spouse(s) Eleanor Pittman (1948-1958)
Rachel Taylor (1959-1961)
Lauren Bacall (1961-1969)
Lois O'Connor (1970-2000)

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Biography

Early life

Robards was born in Chicago, the son of Hope Maxine (née Glanville) and Jason Robards, Sr.,[1] an actor who regularly appeared on the stage and in such early films as The Gamblers (1929) and was among the better-known actors of the first half of the twentieth century. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Jason Robards Sr ( December 31 1892  &mdash April 4 1963) was a stage and screen actor and the father of Oscar -winning The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The family moved to New York City when young Jason was still a toddler, and then moved to Los Angeles when he was six years old. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Later interviews with Robards suggested that the trauma of his parents' divorce, which occurred during his grade-school years, greatly affected his personality and worldview. Jason as a youth also witnessed first-hand the decline of his father's acting career -- the elder Robards had enjoyed considerable success during the era of silent films, but he fell out of favor after the advent of "talkies", leaving Jason Jr. soured on the Hollywood film industry. The teenaged Robards excelled in athletics, running a 4:18 mile during his junior year at Hollywood High School. This article is about Hollywood High school a secondary school Although his prowess in sports attracted interest from several universities, upon his graduation in 1940 Robards decided to join the U. S. Navy. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Naval service in World War II

Radioman 3rd class Robards joined the heavy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26) in 1941. The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre Pre-war service Joining the Atlantic Fleet, Northampton made a shakedown cruise to the Mediterranean during the summer of 1930 then participated He was aboard her at sea 100 miles away when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred and, contrary to some stories, witnessed the devastation of the attack only afterwards, when Northampton returned to Pearl two days later. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. [2] Northampton was later directed into the Guadalcanal campaign, where it was involved in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the, was the fourth

During the Battle of Tassafaronga on the night of November 30, 1942, Northampton was sunk by hits from two Japanese torpedoes. The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island or in Japanese sources as the, was a nighttime Naval battle that took Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below Robards found himself treading water until near daybreak, when he was rescued by an American destroyer. Although a 1979 Hy Gardner column[3] states that Robards was awarded the Navy Cross and "13 battle stars" (actually awarded to the ship, not the individual), Robards's name does not appear on any official or semi-official rolls of Navy Cross winners. Hy Gardner ( December 2, 1908 &ndash June 17, 1989) was a columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, host of The Hy The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy and the second highest award given for valor. [4]

Two years later in November, 1944 Robards was in another dramatic engagement this time as a radioman on the USS Nashville (CL-43) which was the flagship for the invasion of Mindoro. The Battle of Mindoro fought between US and Japanese forces at Mindoro Island in the northern Philippines from December 13 to December On December 13 she was struck by a kamikaze off Negros Island. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Negros is an island of the Philippines located in the Visayas, at. The aircraft itself hit one of the port five inch gun mounts while her two bombs set the midsection ablaze. There were 223 casualties and the Nashville was forced to return to Pearl Harbor and then Puget Sound for repairs. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 It was also on the Nashville that he first found a copy of Eugene O’Neill’s play Strange Interlude in the ship’s library. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright

It was in the Navy that he first started thinking seriously about being an actor. He had emceed for a Navy band in Pearl Harbor, gotten a few laughs and decided he liked it. His father suggested he enroll in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark The City of New York

Career

Robards decided to get into acting after the war. His career started out slowly. He moved to New York City and found small parts there, first in radio and then on the stage. The City of New York His big break was landing the starring role in José Quintero's 1956 off-Broadway production and the 1960 television film of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, as the philosophical salesman Hickey, winning an Obie Award for his performance. José Benjamin Quintero ( October 15, 1924 &ndash February 26, 1999) was a Panamanian theatre director Producer and Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright The Iceman Cometh is a play written by Eugene O'Neill in 1939. The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater He also played Hickey in a 1985 Broadway revival staged by Quintero, who directed Robards in Broadway productions of O'Neill's plays Long Day's Journey Into Night, Hughie, A Touch of the Poet and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located José Benjamin Quintero ( October 15, 1924 &ndash February 26, 1999) was a Panamanian theatre director Producer and Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork Hughie is a short two-character play by Eugene O’Neill set in the lobby of a small hotel on a West Side street in midtown New York during the summer of 1928 A Touch of the Poet is a play by Eugene O'Neill. It and its sequel More Stately Mansions, were intended to be part of a nine- 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 He repeated his performance in Long Day's Journey Into Night in the 1962 film and televised his performances in A Moon for the Misbegotten and Hughie. Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork Long Day's Journey Into Night is a 1962 film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play 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 Hughie is a short two-character play by Eugene O’Neill set in the lobby of a small hotel on a West Side street in midtown New York during the summer of 1928

Robards also appeared on stage in a 1988 Broadway revival of O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! directed by Arvin Brown, as well as Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic, Arthur Miller's After the Fall, Clifford Odets' The Country Girl and Harold Pinter's No Man's Land. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Ah Wilderness! is a play by Eugene O'Neill, and has the distinction of being the only true Comedy he would ever write Arvin Brown (born May 24, 1940) is an American theatre and Television director and was the Artistic Director of the Long Wharf Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Clifford Odets ( July 18, 1906 - August 18, 1963) was an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Socialist No Man's Land is a play by 2005 Nobel in Literature Laureate Harold Pinter written in 1974 and first produced and published in 1975

He made his film debut in the 1946 two-reel comedy Follow That Music, but after his Broadway success he was invited to make his feature debut in The Journey in 1959. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located He became a familiar face to movie audiences throughout the 1960s, notably for his performances in A Thousand Clowns (1965) (repeating his stage performance), The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). } A Thousand Clowns is a 1965 Film which tells the story of a young boy who lives with his eccentric uncle Murray who is forced to conform to society Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Night They Raided Minsky's is a 1968 musical comedy film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Norman Lear. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Once Upon a Time in the West ( Italian title C'Era una Volta il West) is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Robards played three different US Presidents on film - namely Abraham Lincoln in The Perfect Tribute and a television production of Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Ulysses S. Grant in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (a role he also voiced in the PBS miniseries The Civil War), and Franklin Delano Roosevelt in FDR: The Final Years. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 film of the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The Civil War is an acclaimed Documentary film created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War. He also created a sensation as the fictional president Richard Monckton (based on Richard Nixon) in the television miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977). He also voiced a number of documentaries, including Ken Burns' Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Robards received eight Tony Award nominations,[5] more than any other male actor, and won in 1959 as Best Actor for his work in The Disenchanted, which was also his only stage appearance with his father. Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29 1953) is an American director and producer of Documentary films known for his style of making use of archival Empire of the Air The Men Who Made Radio is a Documentary film on the history of the Old-time radio. 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 year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Robards Sr ( December 31 1892  &mdash April 4 1963) was a stage and screen actor and the father of Oscar -winning Robards received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977). Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts All the President's Men is a 1976 film based on the 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists investigating Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julia is a 1977 Film Drama made by 20th Century Fox. It is based on Lillian Hellman 's book Pentimento Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays [6] He was also nominated for another Oscar for his role in Melvin and Howard (1980) and received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for the 1988 production of Inherit the Wind. Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American Comedy-drama Film directed by Jonathan Demme. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which opened on Broadway in January 1955 a 1960 [7] He was among the recipients at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [8]

Personal life

Robards had six children from his four marriages, including actor Sam Robards by his third wife, actress Lauren Bacall, whom he married in 1961 and from whom he was divorced in 1969. Sam Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1972, he was in a terrible automobile accident on a winding California road. He drove his car into the side of a mountain and nearly died. His acute drinking problem contributed to the accident. He slowly recovered after extensive surgery and facial reconstruction.

A resident of the Southport section of Fairfield, Connecticut,[9] he died of lung cancer in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Southport area of Fairfield Connecticut (settled in 1639 has been designated as a historic district for its harbor churches public buildings and the homesteads of some of the first Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. His death was mourned by both fans and actors, and at a memorial service at Broadway's Broadhurst Theater to honor Robards, it was actors who seemed to feel most profoundly the loss of one of the greats, one of their own. "He was the last of a breed of actors who dedicated themselves to a life in the theater," said Kevin Spacey.

Jennifer Jason Leigh chose her middle name in honor of Robards. Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is a Golden Globe -nominated and two-time NYFCC Award -winning American Actress Robards was a major US Civil War buff and scholar. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South He ultimately did the voice of Ulysses S. Grant for Ken Burns' miniseries The Civil War, and received an Emmy nomination for playing Abraham Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois for The Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1963. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29 1953) is an American director and producer of Documentary films known for his style of making use of archival The Civil War is an acclaimed Documentary film created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long-running irregularly scheduled anthology program on American Television.

The Jason Robards Award was created by the Roundabout Theatre Company in honor of the late actor and his relationship with the theatre. The Roundabout Theatre Company is the largest Non-profit theatre company based in New York City.

Work

Stage

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ Jason Robards genealogy.
  2. ^ Bloomfield, Gary L. & Shain, Stacie L. , with Davidson, Arlen C. , Duty, Honor, Applause: America's Entertainers in World War II, 2004, p. 264. ISBN 1592285503
  3. ^ Gardner, Hy. Panorama Magazine, Vol. II, No. 1, Sunday Daily Herald, 7 January 1979, p. 2
  4. ^ Sterner, C. Douglas. Index: Recipients of the Navy Cross, All Wars/All Periods, All Branches of Service. Pueblo CO, 2006
  5. ^ American Theatre Wing.
  6. ^ Oscars data base of nominees and winners.
  7. ^ Emmy Awards Database of nominees and winners.
  8. ^ Kennedy Center list of Honorees.
  9. ^ "From the Archives" feature ("The Week of July 8") of The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, July 9, 2007, page A7, Stamford edition. The Advocate is a seven-day Daily newspaper based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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