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20/03/2008
Actor Paul Scofield Dies
British born actor Paul Scofield has died aged 86 in a hospital near his Sussex home. The actor had been suffering from leukaemia.
Scofield won the Academy Award for best actor in 1967 for 'A Man for All Seasons' and was also nominated in 1995 for best supporting actor in 'Quiz Show'.
Scofield who was born in Hurstpierpoint, trained at the Croyden Repertory Theatre School and London's Mask Theatre School before World II.
In the 1940's, he worked repertory and in London and Stratford in plays ranging from Shakespeare to Chekhov, he became best known for his Shakespearian roles such as King Lear in 1972 and the French King in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V in 1989.
The actor was appointed a CBE in 1956 following his appearance in Peter Brook's Hamlet in Moscow.
Scofield said: "If you want a title, what's wrong with Mr? If you have always had that, then why lose your title."
Scofield's portrayal of King Lear was voted the greatest performance in a Shakespeare play by a panel of Royal Shakespeare Company actors including Sir Ian McKellen, Ian Richardson and Sir Antony Sher.
He is survived by his wife, Joy Parker and two children.
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Scofield won the Academy Award for best actor in 1967 for 'A Man for All Seasons' and was also nominated in 1995 for best supporting actor in 'Quiz Show'.
Scofield who was born in Hurstpierpoint, trained at the Croyden Repertory Theatre School and London's Mask Theatre School before World II.
In the 1940's, he worked repertory and in London and Stratford in plays ranging from Shakespeare to Chekhov, he became best known for his Shakespearian roles such as King Lear in 1972 and the French King in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V in 1989.
The actor was appointed a CBE in 1956 following his appearance in Peter Brook's Hamlet in Moscow.
Scofield said: "If you want a title, what's wrong with Mr? If you have always had that, then why lose your title."
Scofield's portrayal of King Lear was voted the greatest performance in a Shakespeare play by a panel of Royal Shakespeare Company actors including Sir Ian McKellen, Ian Richardson and Sir Antony Sher.
He is survived by his wife, Joy Parker and two children.
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