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Colleen Dewhurst. Actress: Anne of Green Gables. Tall, luminous and leonine, the legendary Colleen Dewhurst must go down as one of the theater's finest contemporary tragediennes of the late 1900s.
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Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early dramas on live television, and performances in Joseph Papp 's New York Shakespeare Festival.
Colleen Dewhurst, one of America's foremost actresses whose career on stage, screen and television spanned 40 years and earned her two Tony Awards and three Emmys, died last night at her home...
Apr 23, 2024 · Colleen Dewhurst (born June 3, 1924, Montreal, Que., Can.—died Aug. 22, 1991, South Salem, N.Y., U.S.) was an American actress who was the leading Broadway interpreter of the plays of Eugene O’Neill in the second half of the 20th century.
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Aug 22, 1991 · Dewhurst was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O’Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early dramas on live television, and Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival.
Was Colleen Dewhurst married? She was married to George C. Scott from July 4, 1967 to February 2, 1972, George C. Scott from April 1961 to 1965, and James Vickery from June 21, 1946 to 1960. Did Colleen Dewhurst have children?
Often cast as sensual, earth-mother type, Colleen made her appearance in Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms" in 1952, but won critical acclaim in the 1961 Broadway production of James Agee's "A Death in the Family." Colleen's first taste of school came at the age of six in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Not the most pleasant experience
