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John Vincent Hurt was born on 22 January 1940, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, [8] [9] the son of Arnould Herbert Hurt (1904–1999) and Phyllis (née Massey; 1907–1975). His father had been a mathematician, but became a Church of England clergyman and served as vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Shirebrook, Derbyshire; his mother, a one-time actress, became "the first female draughtsman" at ...
John Hurt, the wiry English actor who played a drug addict in “Midnight Express,” and the title character in “The Elephant Man,” has died.
John Hurt was born in Teoc, [4] Carroll County, Mississippi and raised in Avalon, Mississippi.His parents, Isom and Mary, had both been slaves and as was common after the Civil War, they continued working on the same plantation, now as sharecroppers, for the same master.
Hurt is the narrator of the 4 part series The Universe for Channel 4 International, released in 1999 and available on DVD. Hurt co-starred alongside Kiefer Sutherland in the 10 part web series The Confession. A line from the movie Nineteen Eighty-Four featuring the voice of Hurt can be heard as the introduction to the Manic Street Preachers ...
AVALON, Miss. — The mystery surrounding the missing blues trail marker honoring legendary bluesman Mississippi John Hurt and the cause of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum fire is as winding as ...
DeVito, a folk singer and songwriter who counts Woody Guthrie and Mississippi John Hurt among his influences, says he felt some unease about being perceived as sympathetic to the killer, but he ...
William McChord Hurt [1] [2] (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. He is widely known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
He briefly attended University of Texas-Austin but returned to manage the ranch upon the death of his father in 1950. ... Nephews are Sam Hurt III and wife Jun, John Hurt, and Tom Hurt, Ian Logan ...