William Hurt

Who they were

Personal life Marriages and relationships Hurt was married to actress Mary Beth Hurt ( née  Supinger ) from 1971 to 1982, [ 1 ] and to Heidi Henderson from 1989 to 1993. Hurt had four children: one with Sandra Jennings; two with Henderson; and one with French actress, film director, and screenwriter Sandrine Bonnaire . [ 2 ] In 1981, while he was still married, Hurt and Sandra Jennings began a relationship in Saratoga Springs, New York . Jennings became pregnant in the spring of 1982,

William McChord Hurt was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various accolades 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, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

Early life

Educated at: Juilliard School, Tufts University, and PS 6.

Early life and education Hurt was born on March 20, 1950, in Washington, D.C. , to Claire Isabel (née McGill; 1923–1971), [ 1 ] who worked for Time Inc. , and Alfred McChord Hurt (1910–1996), who worked for the United States Agency for International Development and the State Department . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He had two brothers. [ 4 ] With his father, he lived in Lahore , Mogadishu , and Khartoum . [ 5 ] His parents divorced and, in 1960,

Path and career

Awards / honours: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Actor, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor.

Career 1977–1989: Early roles and stardom Hurt in 1981 Hurt began his career in stage productions. He was in off-Broadway productions of William Shakespeare 's Henry V (1975), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982). From 1977 to 1989, he was a member of the acting company at Circle Repertory Company . He won an Obie Award for his debut appearance there in Corinne Jacker 's My Life , and won a 1978 Theatre World Award for his performances in Fifth of July , Ulysses in Traction , and Lulu . In 1979,

Death and tributes On March 13, 2022, Hurt died at the age of 71 at his Portland, Oregon , home from metastatic prostate cancer, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with which he was diagnosed in May 2018. [ 4 ] Many actors paid tribute to Hurt, including Chris Evans , Robert Downey Jr. , Gwyneth Paltrow , Tom Hanks , Rita Wilson , Dennis Quaid , Marg Helgenberger , Kevin Costner , Russell Crowe , John Goodman , Patton Oswalt , Albert Brooks , Bryce Dallas Howard , Maria Bello , Jonathan Frakes ,

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William Hurt appears on our March 13 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.