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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, the wiry English actor who played a ...
Date of death Cause of death Season in production Effect on production Robert Ripley: Presenter and participant Ripley's Believe It or Not! 13 1949-05-27 Heart attack: 1 Died three days after live broadcast of the 13th episode. Ripley's friends and associates filled in as presenters for the remainder of the first season.
Robert Champion CBE (born 4 June 1948) is an English former jump jockey, who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti.His triumph, while recovering from cancer, was made into the 1984 film Champions, with John Hurt portraying Champion.
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 ...
Hurt died March 13 at 71 years old following a battle with prostate cancer. Matlin and Hurt starred opposite one another in the 1986 drama “Children of a Lesser God,” which won Matlin the ...
The film is based on the true story of Bob Champion (portrayed by John Hurt), who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1979. After treatment with an operation to remove the diseased testicle and chemotherapy, Champion recovered and went on to win the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti.
Despite Marlee Matlin's history with ex William Hurt, she had nothing but kind things to say about him following his death Sunday of complications from prostate cancer. He was 71. Matlin dated the ...