- William Hutt (actor)
Infobox actor
name = William Hutt
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birthdate = birth_date|1920|5|2
location =Toronto ,Ontario
deathdate = death_date_and_age|2007|6|27|1920|5|2
deathplace =Stratford ,Ontario William Ian DeWitt Hutt, CC , O.Ont , MM , BA , DFA , D.Litt (
May 2 ,1920 –June 27 ,2007 ) was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film. Hutt's distinguished career spanned more than fifty years and won him many accolades and awards. While his base throughout his career remained at theStratford Festival inStratford, Ontario , he appeared on the stage inLondon ,New York and across Canada. [Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. [http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Hutt%2C%20William Hutt, William] . Athabasca University. Retrieved on:May 14 ,2008 . ]Early life
Hutt was born in Toronto,
Ontario , the second of three children. A graduate of Toronto's illustrious Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (nowVaughan Road Academy ), he served five years as a medic duringWorld War II , receiving aMilitary Medal for "bravery in the field". After the war, he received his BA in 1948 from Trinity College at theUniversity of Toronto , and subsequently joined theStratford Festival of Canada for its first season in 1953.Acting career
His distinguished acting career was devoted to the
Stratford Festival where he won great acclaim in many roles includingKing Lear (1988), James Tyrone inEugene O'Neill 's "Long Day's Journey Into Night " (1994-1995) (a production which was subsequently filmed), and Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest " (1975-1979). He played all the great Shakespearean roles—Hamlet, Lear,Falstaff ,Prospero ,Macbeth , andTitus Andronicus . [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C03E3DE123AF93AA35755C0A962958260] [http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/00_william_hutt.xml.htm William Hutt] [ [http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/hutt.html CBC-TV: Life and Times - William Hutt ] ]He has appeared in film and television in such roles as Le Moyne in the 2003 film "
The Statement ", Sir John A. Macdonald in the Canadian television production of "The National Dream".Awards
In 1969 he was made a Companion of the
Order of Canada [ [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=819 Order of Canada ] ] and in 1992 he was awarded theOrder of Ontario . He also received an HonoraryDoctor of Letters degree fromMcMaster University inHamilton, Ontario in October 1997, and in 2000 was inducted intoCanada's Walk of Fame . Hutt was the first recipient of theGovernor General 's Lifetime Achievement Award, English Stage. He was awarded the 1996Sam Wanamaker Prize .He was one of the very few people in North America to have appeared on a postage stamp while still alive, the stamp celebrated the Stratford Festival's anniversary and showed him in character as Prospero.Later life & death
His final years were spent finishing his long career. He retired from the Stratford stage in a production of
The Tempest in 2005, and appeared in the television series "Slings and Arrows " as an ailing stage icon who wants to playKing Lear one last time. He had planned to return to Stratford in 2007 in a production of "A Delicate Balance ", but had to cancel due to poor health. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/hutt.html CBC.ca - Arts - Theatre - The Tao of Bill ] ] [http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/about/pdf/NR062007.pdf]Hutt, who had
leukemia , died peacefully in his sleep onJune 27 ,2007 inStratford, Ontario . [ [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2007/06/27/william-hutt-obit.html Canada's great classical actor William Hutt dies at 87 ] ] [ [http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20070627.shtml As_It_Happens ] ]References
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* [http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsghi/hutt_william.html William Hutt] at Northern Stars — Canadians in the Movies
* [http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/00_william_hutt.xml.htm Induction] to theCanadian Walk of Fame
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