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Brian Dennehy

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Brian Manion Dennehy
Born:
July 9, 1938, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:
April 15, 2020, New Haven, Connecticut (aged 81)
Awards And Honors:
Tony Awards (1999)
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Brian Dennehy (born July 9, 1938, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 15, 2020, New Haven, Connecticut) American actor whose extensive body of work included film, television, and stage productions. Although his large size made him a natural on the football field, Dennehy was encouraged by a teacher to pursue his interest in acting, and he appeared in his high school’s production of Macbeth. Following graduation he attended Columbia University, New York City, on a football scholarship. He left Columbia in 1959, but his acting career was postponed by a five-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps. In the next decade Dennehy ...(100 of 658 words)

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