| Jason Robards Senior | |
| Born | December 31, 1892 Hillsdale, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Died | April 4, 1963 (aged 70) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Relative |
| Spouse | Hope Maxine Glanville |
| Children | Jason Robards, Jr. |
Jason Robards, Sr. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hillsdale is a city in the state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8233 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. (December 31, 1892 — April 4, 1963) was a stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning actor Jason Robards, Jr.. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor.
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Biography
Robards was born Jason Nelson Robards in Hillsdale, Michigan to Elizabeth Loomis and Frank P. Hillsdale is a city in the state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8233 Robards, Sr. [1] Famed American stage actor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Film Career
Robards, Sr. had a film career which lasted from 1921 through 1961, where he was billed as Jason Robards, Sr. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. after his son became famous. His Broadway credits include the musical Turn To The Right (1917). After 1951, Robards' career consisted entirely of television performances, but prior to that, the Internet Movie Database lists appearances in 208 movies over a 30-year span before he spent another decade acting in various television shows and series.
Robards' best known stage role was John Marvin in the long-running hit Lightnin'. Lightnin is a 1925 Comedy film directed by John Ford. Cast Jay Hunt Robards' connection to the part caused his son to equate him to the character of James Tyrone in Long Day's Journey Into Night, which Jason, Jr. played on Broadway in 1956. Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. 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 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the play, Tyrone is an actor whose career is limited by his identification with a single part, The Count of Monte Cristo. The Count of Monte Cristo ( Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas père. Jason, Jr. would later say "One of the most damaging things for me, I realize now, was playing a drunk in the play Long Day's Journey Into Night. Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork In the play, the drunk's father is a failed artist and his mother was a drug addict. It was only after years of analysis I realized I was acting out events in my own life on stage. " [2]
Further information
Father and son acted on stage together only once, in Budd Schulberg's The Disenchanted, a play inspired by the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Budd Schulberg (born March 27 1914, in New York City, New York) is an American Screenwriter and Novelist. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jason, Jr. won his only Tony Award for his performance. Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented
Death
Jason Robards, Sr. died, aged 70, in Sherman Oaks, California, of a heart attack. Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
References
- ^ Jason Nelson ROBARDS, Sr., & Hope Maxine GLANVILLE & Agnes E. __?
- ^ Sheridan Morely, The Great Stage Stars. Facts On File (1986)
External links
- Jason Robards Sr. at the Internet Movie Database
- Jason Robards, Sr. at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jason Robards, Sr. - Rotten Tomatoes
- TV.com - Jason Robards, Senior