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Ben Wright. Actor: The Sound of Music. Ben Wright was born May 5, 1915, to an English mother and an American father in London, England, UK. At 16, he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where classmates included such future stars as Ida Lupino. Upon graduating, he acted in several West End stage productions.
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Benjamin Huntington Wright (5 May 1915 – 2 July 1989) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music. He also played numerous roles in famous films and worked as voice actor, having roles in animated films by Disney Studios.
Aug 30, 2021 · Ben Wright died last week at the age of 88. He suffered a fall, broke two vertebrae and succumbed to complications post-surgery.
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Aug 31, 2021 · On Sunday, he died at the age of 88. According to an article in Golf Digest, Wright suffered a fall, broke two vertebrae and succumbed to complications post-surgery. He was a commentator for golf and other sports for CBS for 23 years, a novelist and also a golf course designer.
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Ben Wright is an American actor, best known for originating the role of "Jack" in the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods. Wright's professional acting career started with George C. Wolfe's Off-Broadway production of Paradise at Playwrights Horizons.
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Ben Wright (born September 3, 1969) is an American actor, best known for originating the role of "Jack" in the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods. Wright's professional acting career started with George C. Wolfe's Off-Broadway production of Paradise at Playwrights Horizons.
Ben Wright was born May 5, 1915, to an English mother and an American father in London, England, UK. At 16, he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where classmates included such future stars as Ida Lupino.
