John Lithgow: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PBS - Firing Line with Margaret Hoover - John Lithgow. Aug 29, 2026
Added the play Giant and noted that he won Olivier and Tony awards. Jun 07, 2026
Updated for Tony Award win. Jun 07, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Extended interview: Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow. Feb 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - John Lithgow. Jan 10, 2026
Closed out the TV series The Old Man and noted the upcoming Harry Potter series. Oct 16, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 15, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Test Match Special - #40from40: John Lithgow. Jul 12, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - John Lithgow on having a "good ending" ? on and off screen. Dec 09, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 06, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - John Lithgow. Apr 18, 2024
Add new Web site: PBS - Firing Line with Margaret Hoover - John Lithgow. Mar 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Masterworks Broadway - Biography of John Lithgow. Mar 29, 2023
Added the TV series The Old Man. Dec 01, 2022
Added the miniseries Dexter: New Blood. Apr 26, 2022
Added the book A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse. Oct 04, 2021
Added the books Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown. Sep 29, 2020
Added the movie Bombshell. Dec 13, 2019
Added the movies The Tomorrow Man and Late Night (both 2019). Jun 06, 2019
Added the movie Pet Sematary and the play Hillary and Clinton. Apr 19, 2019
Noted that the stage show John Lithgow: Stories by Heart premiered on Broadway. Jan 12, 2018
Added the movie Daddy's Home 2 (2017). Nov 10, 2017
Added his Emmy wins from 1986 and 2017. Sep 18, 2017
Added the movie Beatriz at Dinner and the TV series The Crown. Jun 09, 2017
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of John Lithgow. Mar 08, 2017
Noted his recent theatre work. Mar 18, 2015
Noted the release of The Homesman (2014). Nov 14, 2014
Noted the release of Interstellar (2014). Nov 07, 2014
Noted recent film roles. Aug 22, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of John Lithgow. Jun 27, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - John Lithgow. Aug 12, 2013
Added the play The Columnist. May 02, 2012
Added photograph. Mar 29, 2012
New article added. Mar 13, 2012
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