WWII Vet Hal Holbrook, Known for Accurate Portrayal of Mark Twain, Dies at 95
FILE - Actor Hal Holbrook appears during an interview in his New York apartment on Feb. 8, 1973. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey, File)
2 Feb 2021 The Los Angeles Times | By Dennis McLellan
Hal Holbrook, the World War II Army veteran 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’s former wife Carol Rossen confirmed his death. The New York Times said he died Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
Actor Hal Holbrook, known for portrayal of Mark Twain, dies at 95
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Hal Holbrook at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, March 16, 2015. The actor has died, his family announced. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
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By Dennis McLellan, the Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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’s former wife Carol Rossen confirmed his death. The New York Times said he died Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
By DENNIS MCLELLAN | Los Angeles Times | Published: February 2, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) 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 s former wife Carol Rossen confirmed his death. The New York Times said he died Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills. Holbrook s Tony Award-winning Twain re-creation on Broadway in 1966 was part of an acting career that spanned stage, movies and television. He first encountered Twain when he portrayed the legendary author and humorist in a two-person sketch that was part of a multi-character revue Holbrook and his first wife took on a high school assembly tour of the Southwest in the late 1940s.
Hal Holbrook, the Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor who portrayed Mark Twain for decades, has died at age 95.
Holbrook died on Jan. 23 in Beverly Hills, California, his representative, Steve Rohr, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for further information.
Holbrook s long-running career spanned film, television and stage, though he is perhaps best known for his role as writer Twain, which he began workshopping as a college student and would go on to develop the one man show Mark Twain Tonight. The role would lead to his first and only Tony Award in 1966 and one of 12 Emmy nominations the following year.
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, movies and television. He first encountered Twain when he portrayed the legendary author and humorist in a two-person sketch that was part of a multi-character revue Holbrook and his first wife took on a high school assembly tour of the Southwest in the late 1940s.