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     Jean Smart

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1. people.com › movies › sweet-home-alabama-cast-where'Sweet Home Alabama' Cast: Where Are They Now? - People.com

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   Mar 27, 2023 · Fred Ward played Melanie's father, Earl Smooter, in Sweet Home Alabama. Prior to the rom-com, he was known for his movie roles in The Right Stuff (1983) and Tremors (1990).

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   What happened to Fred Ward?

   • Fred Ward, best known for his roles in Tremors, Remo Williams and playing Reese Witherspoon’s father in Sweet Home Alabama, has died. He was 79. His publicist, Ron Hoffman, confirmed the news of the actor’s death to ET on Friday, sharing that Ward died on Sunday, May 8. No cause of death has been released at this time.

   Fred Ward, 'Tremors' and 'Sweet Home Alabama' Actor, Dies at 79

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   Who starred in Sweet Home Alabama?

   • "Sweet Home Alabama" stars Josh Lucas, Reese Witherspoon, and Patrick Dempsey. Buena Vista Pictures; Alyssa Powell/Insider Charlize Theron was originally supposed to star in the movie. The ending was reshot because test audiences thought Reese Witherspoon's character died.

   'Sweet Home Alabama' 20th Anniversary, Never Told Stories ... - Insider

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   Who played Pearl Smooter in Sweet Home Alabama?

   • Mary Kay Place played Melanie's mother, Pearl Smooter. Prior to Sweet Home Alabama, Place was best known for her role as Loretta Haggers on the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, for which she won an Emmy Award, as well as appearances on M*A*S*H and The Mary Tyler Moore Show .

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   What happens in Sweet Home Alabama?

   • "Sweet Home Alabama" follows Melanie as she travels to her Alabama hometown to finalize her divorce from her childhood sweetheart, Jake (Lucas), so she can marry Andrew (Patrick Dempsey), the son of the New York City mayor (Candice Bergen). But things get complicated once Melanie comes face-to-face with Jake again.

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0256415Sweet Home Alabama (2002) - Fred Ward as Earl Smooter - IMDb

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   Earl Smooter : Careful, you just killed the state bird of Alabama! Earl Smooter : Praise the Lord, the South has risen again.

4. movieweb.com › sweet-home-alabama-where-the-castSweet Home Alabama: Where the Cast is Today - MovieWeb

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   Dec 6, 2022 · Fred Ward appears in Sweet Home Alabama as Earl Smooter, the loving father of Melanie, who enjoys participating in dramatic reenactments of Civil War battles.

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5. www.etonline.com › fred-ward-tremors-and-sweetFred Ward, 'Tremors' and 'Sweet Home Alabama' Actor, Dies at ...

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   May 13, 2022 · Fred Ward, best known for his roles in Tremors, Remo Williams and playing Reese Witherspoon’s father in Sweet Home Alabama, has died. He was 79. His publicist, Ron Hoffman, confirmed the...

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fred_WardFred Ward - Wikipedia

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   In 2002, Ward appeared in Sweet Home Alabama, Enough and Abandon. He had the starring role in Birdseye and signed in for the TV pilot for the drama Georgetown with Helen Mirren , but the series was never made.

7. www.rogerebert.com › tributes › he-made-everythingHe Made Everything Better: Fred Ward (1942-2022)

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   May 16, 2022 · The first was that even though he had the craggy looks and gruff demeanor of an old school character actor who might have seemed perfectly at home in B-movies, he was also versatile enough to convincingly play everything from broad action to low comedy to serious historical drama.

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   Sep 26, 2022 · Thanks to the on-screen chemistry between Witherspoon and Lucas that fuels the movie — along with the great supporting cast that included Fred Ward, Jean Smart, Melanie Lynskey, Ethan Embry,...