ICONIC HOLLYWOOD ACTOR CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER DIES AT 91

Sat 06 February 2021:

Canadian theater, film and television actor Christopher Plummer died in the US at the age of 91. 

His manager Lou Pitt announced that the actor passed away at his home in Connecticut on Friday. 

Christopher Plummer, who starred in The Sound of Music, won an Oscar for Beginners and was nominated for All the Money in the World and The Last Station, died peacefully today at his home in Connecticut, his family confirmed. Elaine Taylor, his wife and true best friend for 53 years, was by his side.

Along with becoming the oldest person to win an Oscar, Plummer also won a pair of Emmys and two Tonys during a nearly 70-year career.

The award-winning actor, who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music in 1965, also had a successful theater career. He performed most of the major Shakespeare roles.

Born on December 13, 1929, in Toronto and raised in Montreal, Plummer began his professional career on stage and radio in both French and English. After his New York debut in 1954, the actor went on to star in many celebrated productions on Broadway and London’s West End, winning accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.