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Hal Holbrook, the actor best known for his amazingly accurate portrayal of Mark Twain in the renowned one-man show he performed on stages for more than five decades, has died. He was 95. Holbrook died Jan. 23 in Beverly Hills, his representative, Steve Rohr, told The Times. No cause of death was provided. For the record: 1:53 PM, Feb. 03, 2021A previous version of this obituary said that Holbrook attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Ohio. The academy is in Culver, Ind. Holbrook’s Tony Award-winning Twain re-creation on Broadway in 1966 was part of an acting career that spanned stage,...

(© David Gordon) Tony- and Emmy-winning actor Hal Holbrook, best known for his decades-long portrayal of Mark Twain on stage and screen, died January 23 at the age of 95. Mark Twain Tonight! is Holbrook's legendary solo show, the seeds for which were first planted when he was a college student in 1947 at Denison University. Holbrook and his then-wife, Ruby, were creating a stage show called Great Personalities, where they would portray historic figures. Holbrook's mentor at the college, Edward Wright, suggested he add Mark Twain to the roster, and the character was first tried out in front ...

Hal Holbrook, actor known for his portrayal of Mark Twain, dies at 95 Holbrook won five Emmys and a Tony, and had more than two dozen film credits including the mysterious informant ‘Deep Throat’ in ‘All the President's Men.’ By MARK KENNEDYAssociated Press Share Holbrook won five Emmys and a Tony, and had more than two dozen film credits including the mysterious informant ‘Deep Throat’ in ‘All the President's Men.’ Hal Holbrook attends the premiere of “Flying Lessons” in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2012 Richard Shotwell/Invision/Associated Press NEW YORK — Hal Holbroo...

The Alameda County Democratic Central Committee will see a record number of LGBTQ members serving on the oversight body for the local party this year. And despite falling short in the March election to be reelected as a committee member, former party vice chair Andy Kelley will continue to serve on it. At its January 6 organizational meeting for 2021, where the winners of the primary ballot races for committee seats were sworn in, Kelley was elected to serve as the party's corresponding secretary. In the role, he is able to vote on placing endorsements of candidates onto the committee's conse...

BlueHalo, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, completed the acquisitions of Base2 LLC and Fortego LLC. Co-founded by Edward Wright and Michael Curry, Base2 specializes in the design and development of cyber solutions across the domains of Computer Network Operations (“CNO”), Signals Intelligence (“SIGINT”), and Quick Reaction Capability (“QRC”). Co-founded by Chad Price and Eric Rothenberger, Fortego has proven capabilities in advanced SIGINT and cyber operations solutions, with end-to-end solut...