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Facts

Born January 17, 1931 • Mississippi
Died September 9, 2024 (aged 93) • Dutchess • New York
Awards And Honors Tony Awards • Academy Award (2012) • Kennedy Center Honors (2002) • Emmy Award (1991) • Grammy Award (1976)

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James Earl Jones smiling and wearing a black tuxedo with a bow tie and glasses at an event in 1997.
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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
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Rita Moreno smiles and holds up her memoir featuring a black-and-white portrait of herself on the cover at a book signing event in Los Angeles.
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Sidney Poitier smiling and wearing a light gray suit, blue shirt, and patterned tie at an event.
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Cicely Tyson
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Alec Guinness as Macbeth
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Denzel Washington
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Viola Davis stands at a microphone in a white and black gown, holding her Emmy Award while accepting the outstanding lead actress in a drama series honor.
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Bette Midler
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Whoopi Goldberg smiles in front of a red Fashion Group International step-and-repeat backdrop at the FGI Night of Stars 39th Annual Gala in New York City.
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Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach seated side by side, both dressed formally, at Players Club in New York City.
Eli Wallach
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Julie Harris stands holding an open parasol above her head, wearing a high-collared blouse and looking directly at the camera.
Julie Harris
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Mike Nichols, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, stands smiling at a podium with a star-shaped award in front of him at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Henry Fonda in Mister Roberts
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Harrison Ford stands on the red carpet in a black suit and tie, smiling, with Hollywood Film Awards and sponsor logos on the backdrop behind him.
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George Lucas wearing a black suit and tie with a white shirt, standing in front of a dark backdrop at the 2017 LACMA Art Film Gala in Los Angeles.
George Lucas
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Samuel L. Jackson wearing a dark beret, glasses, and a navy blue suit with a matching shirt, photographed at an event in 2014.
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Tim Rice in 1989 wearing a flat cap, bow tie, and jacket, looking slightly to the side.
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Meryl Streep smiles on the red carpet in a long red gown with a deep V neckline, holding a silver clutch at the Academy Awards.
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Robert Redford as Bill McKay stands at a microphone in a suit and striped tie, with a large campaign poster of himself in the background, in the film The Candidate.
Robert Redford
American actor and director

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