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Zoneboy · 07-22-2011, 11:17 PM

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According to published reports, Tony-nominated actor Tom Aldredge passed away from lymphoma today, July 22 in Tampa, Florida. He was 83 years old. His wife, Tony-winning costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge died just a few months ago at the age of 88.

Aldredge carved out a respected career on the Broadway stage over the last 40 years. He was the orignal Normal Thayer Jr. in On Golden Pond in 1978, earning the first of 3 Tony Award nominations.

His best known role however is that of the Narrator/Mysterious Man in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods, a role he later repeated in the PBS Great Performances production. He also created the role of the doctor in another Sondhiem/Lapine collaboration, Passion. Aldredge was part of the 1997 all-star revival of Inherit the Wind produced by Tony Randall, playing Rev. Brown in an ensemble that also included George C. Scott, Charles Durning, and Anthony Heald.

Additional stage credits include: The Little Foxes (1981), The Time of the Cuckoo (2000), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(2001) and Twentieth Century (2004). He was recently seen on television's DAMAGES as well.

catlover79 · 07-23-2011, 01:41 PM

Reverend Jim · 07-23-2011, 02:56 PM

07-22-2011, 11:17 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,381	Ryan's Hope Actor Tom Aldredge (Matt Pearse) 1928-2011 Link According to published reports, Tony-nominated actor Tom Aldredge passed away from lymphoma today, July 22 in Tampa, Florida. He was 83 years old. His wife, Tony-winning costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge died just a few months ago at the age of 88. Aldredge carved out a respected career on the Broadway stage over the last 40 years. He was the orignal Normal Thayer Jr. in On Golden Pond in 1978, earning the first of 3 Tony Award nominations. His best known role however is that of the Narrator/Mysterious Man in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods, a role he later repeated in the PBS Great Performances production. He also created the role of the doctor in another Sondhiem/Lapine collaboration, Passion. Aldredge was part of the 1997 all-star revival of Inherit the Wind produced by Tony Randall, playing Rev. Brown in an ensemble that also included George C. Scott, Charles Durning, and Anthony Heald. Additional stage credits include: The Little Foxes (1981), The Time of the Cuckoo (2000), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(2001) and Twentieth Century (2004). He was recently seen on television's DAMAGES as well.
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07-23-2011, 01:41 PM	#2
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07-23-2011, 02:56 PM	#3
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