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John Hurt. Actor: 1984. One of stage, screen and TV's finest transatlantic talents, slight, gravel-voiced, pasty-looking John Vincent Hurt was born on January 22, 1940, in Shirebrook, a coal mining village, in Derbyshire, England. The youngest child of Phyllis (Massey), an engineer and one-time actress, and Reverend Arnould Herbert Hurt, an Anglican clergyman and mathematician, his quiet ...
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- January 25, 2017
Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". [1] [2] He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain".
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May 1, 2024 · John Hurt (born January 22, 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England—died January 25, 2017, Cromer, Norfolk) was a British actor known for his insightful and sensitive portrayals of damaged or eccentric characters. Hurt, whose father was an Anglican minister, grew up in northern England. He studied art in London before enrolling at the Royal ...
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And brown eyes full of grieving, Of one who still her steps delayed. When all the school were leaving. For near her stood the little boy. Her childish favor singled: His cap pulled low upon a face. Where pride and shame were mingled. Pushing with restless feet the snow. To right and left, he lingered;—.
Dec 17, 2017 · John Hurt at breakfast in Hollywood, California, 1985. ... This article is more than 6 years old. John Hurt at breakfast in Hollywood, California, 1985. ... he went out to Los Angeles and ...
Barbara Frietchie. Green-walled by the hills of Maryland. Horse and foot, into Frederick town. Of noon looked down, and saw not one. To show that one heart was loyal yet. Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. He glanced: the old flag met his sight. “Halt!”— the dust-brown ranks stood fast. “Fire!”— out blazed the rifle-blast.
Sir John Vincent Hurt was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain". He received numerous awards including the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2012 ...
