This page will contain discussion groups about William S. Hart, as they become available.William S. HartWiliam Surrey HartWilliam Surrey Hart, born December 6, 1864 in Newburgh, New York, United States – died June 23, 1946 in Newhall, California was a silent film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. A successful Shakespearian actor on Broadway, William S. Hart went on to become one of the first great stars of the motion picture Western. Hart appeared in director Sidney Olcott's 1907 production of Ben Hur for which he received good recognition and more parts in short films until 1914 when he starred in his first feature, The Bargain. In 1917, he accepted a lucrative offer from Adolph Zukor to join Famous Players-Laskey. He made his last film in 1925 for United Artists and retired to a ranch in Newhall, California. Hart was fascinated by the Old West. He acquired Billy the Kid's "six shooters," and was a friend of legendary lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. On his passing in 1946, William S. Hart was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. As part of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, Hart's former home and 260 acre (1.1 km²) ranch on Sunset Boulevard in Newhall is now "William S. Hart Park." As well, the William S. Hart Union High School District located in the Santa Clarita Valley in the northern part of Los Angeles County was named in his honor. This page about William S. Hart includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about William S. Hart News stories about William S. Hart External links for William S. Hart Videos for William S. Hart Wikis about William S. Hart Discussion Groups about William S. Hart Blogs about William S. Hart Images of William S. Hart |
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Hart Union High School District located in the Santa Clarita Valley in the northern part of Los Angeles County was named in his honor. Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin said of him: "Droopy-eyed, dark, and suavely handsome, this extremely versatile actor was one of the most respected stage performers of his generation.". Hart Park." As well, the William S. His body was flown back to Puerto Rico where he was given a state funeral attended by thousands. As part of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, Hart's former home and 260 acre (1.1 km²) ranch on Sunset Boulevard in Newhall is now "William S. He died eight days later at the age of only 54. Hart was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. On October 16, 1994, a few days before his last movie, Street Fighter, was finished, Juliá suffered a stroke in his New York City apartment and fell into a coma. On his passing in 1946, William S. In 1993 he was diagnosed with cancer, but Juliá kept on acting, creating one of his most memorable roles as Brazilian rainforest activist Chico Mendez in The Burning Season (1994), for which he posthumously won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. He acquired Billy the Kid's "six shooters," and was a friend of legendary lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. In the popular two Addams Family movies, Juliá played Gomez Addams. Hart was fascinated by the Old West. In Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), he played a passionate political prisoner, and in Romero (1989) he played the Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero. He made his last film in 1925 for United Artists and retired to a ranch in Newhall, California. In 1983, he starred in a spectactularly disastrous made-for-TV adaptation of John Varley's short story Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. In 1917, he accepted a lucrative offer from Adolph Zukor to join Famous Players-Laskey. Although he never became a major film star, Juliá had notable dramatic and comic roles in a number of films and made-for-TV-movies. Hart appeared in director Sidney Olcott's 1907 production of Ben Hur for which he received good recognition and more parts in short films until 1914 when he starred in his first feature, The Bargain. In the early 1980s, Juliá was invited to join Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios company and appeared in One From the Heart (1982). Hart went on to become one of the first great stars of the motion picture Western. The stage successes led to his film debut in The Organization (1971) starring opposite Sidney Poitier. A successful Shakespearian actor on Broadway, William S. Juliá went on to enjoy great success on the musical stage, winning four Tony Awards for his roles in Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972), Where's Charley? (1975), as Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera (1977), and in the Fellini-inspired Nine (1982). William Surrey Hart, born December 6, 1864 in Newburgh, New York, United States – died June 23, 1946 in Newhall, California was a silent film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. His Shakespearean roles included Edmund in King Lear in 1973 and the title role of Othello in 1979. In 1966, Juliá hooked up with theater impresario Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. He soon found work in off-Broadway theater. Juliá moved to New York City in 1964 and began studying drama with Wynn Handman. He first came to attention while performing in a nightclub by actor Orson Bean who encouraged him to come to the United States. Juliá was born and grew up in San Juan. His career spanned stage and screen, and included dramatic, comic, and musical roles. Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who lived and worked for many years in the United States. |