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    Colleen Dewhurst

    Canadian-American actress

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  1. 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 .

  2. Colleen Rose Dewhurst was born on June 3, 1924, in Montreal, Quebec, the only child of Ferdinand Augustus "Fred" Dewhurst, a hockey and football player who later became sales manager of a lighting concern to support his family. Her mother, Frances Marie (nee Woods), a homemaker, was a Christian Science practitioner.

    • June 3, 1924
    • August 22, 1991
  3. Colleen Rose Dewhurst was born on June 3, 1924 in Montreal, Quebec. She was the only child of her parents, Frances Marie and Ferdinand Augustus Dewhurst aka ‘Fred’. Her mother was a homemaker, while her father Fred Dewhurst was a professional hockey player. He also owned a chain of confectionery stores.

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  5. Apr 23, 2024 · Can. 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. The daughter of a professional hockey player, Dewhurst eventually moved to New York City, where ...

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  6. Aug 24, 1991 · Colleen Dewhurst was born in Montreal on June 3, 1924. Her father was Fred Dewhurst, a hockey and football player who later became sales manager of a lighting concern. Her family left Canada when she was a child, moving first to Boston and later to Milwaukee. She attended Milwaukee-Downer Collegewhere she decided to become an actress.

  7. Colleen went on to study and eventually act in numerous plays, making her television debut in 1958’s “The Count Of Monte Cristo”. During her career, Colleen married fellow thespian George C. Scott, twice, with whom she had sons Alex and Campbell. Campbell is also an actor. Sadly, on August 22nd, 1991, in South Salem, New York, after a ...

  8. 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.

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