Yes it’s true: Back in 1966 Sir Laurence Olivier scored a Best Actor nomination (along with three supporting actors) for his blackface “Othello” in a hybrid stage/film production from the National Theatre. And a decade later, James Whitmore was nominated for Best Actor for his role as president Harry S. Truman in “Give ’em Hell, Harry!,” a wobbly video of a stage play that didn’t even make it to New York until 2008.
This has led folks to speculate that Thomas Kail’s film, cut together from several 2016 performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical “Hamilton” (which won 11 Tony awards including Best Musical), could make a splash at the 2021 Oscars. Well, the Academy has shut the door on that possibility. “Hamilton” is not eligible. And that’s not because it streamed on Disney+ a full year before it was supposed to hit theaters, driving up Disney}+ app downloads by...
This has led folks to speculate that Thomas Kail’s film, cut together from several 2016 performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical “Hamilton” (which won 11 Tony awards including Best Musical), could make a splash at the 2021 Oscars. Well, the Academy has shut the door on that possibility. “Hamilton” is not eligible. And that’s not because it streamed on Disney+ a full year before it was supposed to hit theaters, driving up Disney}+ app downloads by...
- 7/6/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Actor Whitmore Passes Away
Actor James Whitmore has died of lung cancer, aged 87.The Emmy and Tony award winning star was diagnosed with the illness in November and passed away on Friday afternoon at his home in Malibu, California.
Whitmore was famed for his one-man shows about former American presidents Harry Truman and Theodore Roosevelt.
He won a Tony Award in 1948 for his role in Broadway show Command Decision and in 1975 received an Academy Award nomination for best actor for his portrayal of Truman in Give 'em Hell, Harry!
He was also the recipient of an Emmy Award in 2000 as outstanding guest actor in drama series The Practice.
Whitmore starred in over 50 films throughout his career - most recently in 1994's critically acclaimed The Shawshank Redemption.
He is survived by his third wife, Noreen Nash, three sons and eight grandchildren.
Whitmore was famed for his one-man shows about former American presidents Harry Truman and Theodore Roosevelt.
He won a Tony Award in 1948 for his role in Broadway show Command Decision and in 1975 received an Academy Award nomination for best actor for his portrayal of Truman in Give 'em Hell, Harry!
He was also the recipient of an Emmy Award in 2000 as outstanding guest actor in drama series The Practice.
Whitmore starred in over 50 films throughout his career - most recently in 1994's critically acclaimed The Shawshank Redemption.
He is survived by his third wife, Noreen Nash, three sons and eight grandchildren.
- 2/7/2009
- WENN
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