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Holbrook occasionally criticized the politicization of religion. [49] He was a registered independent, but leaned towards the liberal end of the U.S. political spectrum. [50] He criticized the Republican Party while Barack Obama was in office. [50]
Holbrook died on Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, California, the New York Times reported. In 2008, at age 82, Holbrook became the oldest male performer ever nominated for an Academy Award ...
He recurred on the late ’80s Linda Bloodworth sitcom “Designing Women” as the boyfriend to his real-life wife, Dixie Carter.
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Scott Teems about actor Hal Holbrook's six decades performing his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! The film was released in 2019. [2] The idea for the documentary came from Dixie Carter, Holbrook's wife. [3] [4] It was shot in black and white.
The recitation's genesis was a show that Holbrook performed with his first wife, actress Ruby Elaine Johnston Holbrook, in which she would interview him portraying famous people in history, including Twain. [2] Holbrook revised the concept into a one-man show in the 1950s, debuting it at the Lock Haven State Teachers College in Pennsylvania in ...
Actor Hal Holbrook, an Emmy-winning veteran of stage and screen, has died at the age of 95. Holbrook’s assistant, Joyce Cohen, confirmed to the New York Times that he passed away on Jan. 23; a ...
Following the news of Hal Holbrook’s death on Monday night, Hollywood has taken to social media to remember the award-winning character actor. Holbrook was best known for portraying Mark Twain ...
The series stars Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe, an idealistic crusader of political and social issues. The Senator was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors (with E.G. Marshall), The Lawyers (with Burl Ives), and The Protectors (with Leslie Nielsen).