Obituary: Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer 91, died peacefully this morning at his home in Connecticut. His wife of 53 years was with him at the end.
Plummer was in all kinds of films, winning an Oscar for his performance in Beginners. He was one of the longest working actors, with a career of over 70 years.
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Born on December 13, 1929, in Toronto and raised in Montreal, Plummer began his professional career on stage and radio in both French and English. After his New York debut in 1954, the actor went on to star in many celebrated productions on Broadway and London’s West End, winning accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.
He won two Best Actor Tony Awards, for the musical Cyrano and the play Barrymore, among seven career nominations spanning 38 years. His most recent noms were for his lead in King Lear in 2004 and for playing Clarence Darrow in Inherit the Wind three years later.
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