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 Hal Holbrook - Biography - Moviefone
After touring in small towns, Holbrook brought Mark Twain to an off-Broadway theater, scoring an immediate hit which led to some 2000 subsequent appearances as Twain (one of these in a 1967 CBS one-hour special) and a top-selling record album.
Among Holbrook's films are The Group (1966), Wild in the Streets (1968), Magnum Force (1973), The Star Chamber (1987), Wall Street (1987) and The Firm (1993); in 1976 the actor was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of the shadowy amalgam character "Deep Throat" in All the President's Men.
A multi-Emmy winner, Hal Holbrook was most recently seen as a regular on the CBS sitcoms Designing Women, costarring with his third wife Dixie Carter, and Evening Shade in the role of Burt Reynolds' father.
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 Hal Holbrook
Holbrook, who graduated from the school in 1942, recalled a December Sunday in 1941 heading back to his room in the South Barracks from chapel service.
Holbrook admitted he believed attending the school saved him since he was abandoned by his parents and sent away to boarding schools at the age of 7 by his grandfather.
Holbrook responded to a student question asking why he believes the country's education system has gone downhill by saying he likes to deal in common sense.
www.culver.org /news/News_Articles/SBT.Hal_Holbrook.asp   (686 words)

  
 NOW with Bill Moyers. Arts & Culture. Hal Holbrook | PBS
The popularity of actor Hal Holbrook's long-running one man show about Mark Twain is sustained by the universal relevance of Twain's candid observations on politics, culture, race, and the world.
Hal Holbrook was born in Cleveland in 1925, but raised mostly in South Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Holbrook's first solo performance as Mark Twain was at the Lock Haven State Teachers College in Pennsylvania in 1954.
www.pbs.org /now/arts/holbrook.html   (694 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook Summary
Holbrook's feat was a masterpiece of creativity; his acting was electrifying, and he received standing ovations every night.
Holbrook portrayed Abraham Lincoln in the North and South TV miniseries in 1985 and 1986; Reese Watson in Designing Women (with third wife, Dixie Carter) from 1986 to 1990; and "Wild Bill" McKenzie in several Perry Mason Mystery episodes in the 1990s.
Holbrook has acted in numerous motion pictures, most of which were not worthy of his exceptional talent with the notable exception of his portrayal of "Deep Throat"; in the award-winning All the President's Men.
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 Hal Holbrook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holbrook served in the US Army in WW II and was stationed in Newfoundland, where he preformed in little theatre, including the play Madam Precious.
In 1967, Mark Twain Tonight was presented on television by CBS and Xerox, and Holbrook received an Emmy for his performance.
Holbrook's Twain first played on Broadway in 1966, and again in 1977 and 2005; Holbrook was 80 during his most recent Broadway run, older (for the first time) than the character he was portraying.
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 Amazon.ca: Mark Twain Tonight!: Video: Paul Bogart,Hal Holbrook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
But Hal Holbrook is so spectacular in his one-man performance that you could swear you were listening to Twain himself.
I was introduced to Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain Tonight in a high school English class in 1962 and have been fascinated with Holbrook and his Twain presentation ever since.
Having seen Hal Holbrook live, in Mark Twain Tonight on two occasions, most recently this past January, I must say I was delighted to aquire the DVD of his 1967 television broadcast performance.
www.amazon.ca /Mark-Twain-Tonight-Paul-Bogart/dp/B00000IPGJ   (1144 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook - MovieActors.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hal Holbrook was born on February 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio.
In Holbrook's guest appearance on THE WEST WING (1999), his character first describes the fate of the USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering surface vessel, caught spying by North Korea in 1968, while referring to the fictional USS Portland.
Hal Holbrook is married to actress Dixie Carter, with whom he occasionally appeared on her hit series DESIGNING WOMEN.
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 Holbrook, Hal
Hal Holbrook is a highly respected television actor, perhaps known to most TV viewers for his regular supporting role Evening Shade.
This sitcom, which began on CBS in 1990, portrays Holbrook as a cantankerous older man, a newspaper editor, whose son-in-law is played by Burt Reynolds.
Holbrook's work in the theater has been of enormous benefit to his TV performances.
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 Amazon.com: Mark Twain Tonight: DVD: Hal Holbrook,Paul Bogart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Having seen Hal Holbrook perform live in Mark Twain Tonight, I was delighted to aquire the DVD of his 1967 television broadcast performance.
Holbrook is a great story teller, and he uses the material well, and makes it wa wonderful program.
Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)...
www.amazon.com /Mark-Twain-Tonight-Paul-Bogart/dp/B00003M5G9   (1409 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook, Q&A: Broadway.com Buzz
Now that Holbrook himself is 80, it is clear that the flinty truth-teller born Samuel Clemens has been very good to him.
Holbrook's resume is spotted with everything from TV (Designing Women, opposite his wife of 21 years, Dixie Carter) to movies (All the President's Men, in which he played the recently unveiled Watergate informer "Deep Throat") to other stage work (I Never Sang for My Father on Broadway).
Holbrook has amassed more than 15 hours worth of material over the years, and he cobbles together each night's performance from whatever sequences suit him.
www.broadway.com /Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=513577   (1196 words)

  
 NOW with Bill Moyers. Transcript. March 19, 2004 | PBS
HOLBROOK (as Twain): Well lookie here, there's a free nigger over there from Ohio, mulatto most as white as a white man. He had on the whitest shirt you ever seen and the shiniest hat.
HOLBROOK: Â…public television, almost made a deal a couple of years ago to put a one hour version, a new version, a new show of Mark Twain on the air.
HOLBROOK (as Twain): I experimented with a cat and a dog, taught them to be friends and then I put them in a cage.
www.pbs.org /now/transcript/transcript312_full.html   (5753 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Best Of Hal Holbrook In Mark Twain Tonight! - Hal Holbrook at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hal Holbrook was a mere 22 years old when he first slipped into the persona of Mark Twain.
For nearly fifty years Holbrook has defined Mark Twain, from the crisp white linen suit to the puffs of cigar smoke to the 'trademark' throat-clearings and pauses for his audience to catch up.
No two shows are alike, as Holbrook responds to the chemistry of the audience and his own feelings at any given performance.
www.epinions.com /content_120124313220   (672 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook : The Best of Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Since the mid-'50s, actor Hal Holbrook has been known more for his onstage portrayals of Mark Twain than for anything else.
Also, though it's not too important in a spoken word dramatic recording in which all of the dialogue is easily audible, there are minor sonic imperfections in which the voice levels occasionally vary.
It's still an effective distillation of Holbrook's channeling of Twain's persona as a crusty but voluble raconteur, ranging over a wide field of subjects like smoking, reaching 70 years of age, slavery, war, and nationalism.
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 MARK TWAIN TONIGHT!-Hal Holbrook-Collectables Direct Inc.
Television history was made on March 6, 1967, when an audience of over 30 million viewers tuned in to watch the first television broadcast of Hal Holbrook's landmark one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!
Most startling is the freshness of Twain's stinging commentary on politics, the art of lying, religion, patriotism, slavery and Man's notion that he is the Creator's pet.
Hal Holbrook's classic monologue performance captures the flamboyant humour and irreverence of Mark Twain.
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 Playbill News: Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight to Return to Broadway in 2005
Actor Hal Holbrook will return to Broadway in 2005 in his most famous guise— author and humorist Mark Twain.
Holbrook, who was a mere 34 at the time, then toured the show around the country and the world.
Holbrook won that year's Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
www.playbill.com /news/article/89647.html   (474 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight!: kultur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The 90-minute special was a tour de force, and was acclaimed as one of the high points in television history.
Holbrook seems to improvise his way through the gold mine of Twain's writing, stitching it together from many sources, allowing us to see into the heart and soul of the great humorist at 70.
For the first time on video, Hal Holbrook's classic performance captures the flamboyant humor and irreverence of Mark twain.
www.kultur.com /page/kultur/PROD/dvd_lit/D1891   (184 words)

  
 Dixie Carter, Hal Holbrook bring cheer to Tennessee seniors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Encouraged by Lucy Jordan, who cooks for both Carter and for Wesley Fountain Place, the actress and her celebrated husband Hal Holbrook paid a surprise visit to the excited seniors.
Encouraged by Lucy Jordan, a local woman who cooks for both Carter and for Wesley Fountain Place, the actress and her celebrated husband Hal Holbrook were paying a surprise visit to the excited seniors.
The interlude ended after Carter and Holbrook hugged their new found friends, took pictures, and drove away amid a flurry of kisses, waves and entreaties to come back again.
gbgm-umc.org /mission/news/umns122199tmsc.stm   (492 words)

  
 Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr.
His birth name was Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr., but he adopted the name Hal Holbrook upon embarking upon an acting career.
Holbrook attended the Culver Military Academy, before enlisting in the United States Army Engineers during World War II.
Currently, at eighty years of age, Holbrook continues to act in theater, in movies, and on television.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1836   (191 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, E G Marshall, Carrie Nye, Viveca Lindfors, Ted Danson, Ed Harris, Gaylen Ross.
Starring Hal Holbrook, Tony Curtis, James Brolin, Deborah Raffin, John Spencer, Gregg Henry.
Starring Hal Holbrook, Diahann Carroll, Dixie Carter, James Stephens, Robin Leach, Robert Englund.
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 Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!
What started as a college honors project for aspiring actor Hal Holbrook soon became THE model for one-man theatrical performances.
Throughout his long career, Holbrook has continued to perform Mark Twain every year, including a world tour in 1985, the 150th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth, beginning in London and ending in New Delhi.
He has toured the show in some part of every year since 1954, making last year the 50th consecutive year for this remarkable one-man show.
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 Playbill News: Are Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook Broadway-Bound?
Playbill News: Are Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook Broadway-Bound?
Dixie Carter, who is currently playing a three-week engagement at New York's Café Carlyle through Oct. 9, may be heading back to Broadway with her husband, acclaimed actor Hal Holbrook.
Holbrook's screen credits are numerous, and he is the recipient of Emmy Awards for his performances in "Lincoln," "Pueblo" and "The Bold Ones: The Senator."
www.playbill.com /news/article/88571.html   (564 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook Biography, Photos, News for Hal Holbrook | TVGuide.com
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 Carpenter Performing Arts Center › Hal Holbrook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Now in its 48th year, the show continues to enthrall audiences around the world.
Holbrook brings Mark Twain to life, entertaining us with his wit and chiding us to challenge our assumptions.
He is an authority on the writer about whom Hemingway said, “American literature began.”
www.carpenterarts.org /artist07-halholbrook.html   (120 words)

  
 Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!
Hal Holbrook's "Mark Twain Tonight!" opened off-Broadway in 1959, and took the theatre world by storm, winning Tony and Drama Critic's Circle awards.
He is an authority on the writer of whom Hemingway said, "American literature began."
For further information, contact the Alumni Association office at 562-985-5252 or by e-mail.
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 Hal Holbrook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Beginning on stage, Holbrook created his own fame when he penned and performed "Mark Twain Tonight!" in 1954.
He would eventually play the role of the crusty author off-Broadway, on Broadway, on TV and on tour for the next four decades.
Holbrook made his film debut as one of the consorts of the female collegiates who assembled "The Group" (1966), but his film career has been largely desultory, capitalizing on his relaxed paternal qualities in roles as military officers, lawyers, concerned fathers and politicians....
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 Hal Holbrook — Infoplease.com
Holbrook got his start in television, appearing in several series and made-for-television movies before heading to the big screen, notably with
Holbrook seems to have a knack for 19th century Americans, and has played the role of
The Fog (1980) - Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Hal Holbrook
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 PRESS RELEASE Hal Holbrook Completes Narration of "Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of World War II"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hal Holbrook Completes Narration of "Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of World War II"
Hal Holbrook began his acting career on Broadway in the 1950s where his characterization of Mark Twain earned him international recognition.
Since then, he has distinguished himself as an actor on stage, television and film.
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