Monday, July 24, 2006

Robert Cornthwaite, 89; Veteran TV, Film, Stage Character Actor - LA Times
Robert Cornthwaite, a character actor whose more than 50-year career in theater, films and television included roles in classic thrillers and thrilling classics, has died. He was 89...

...Although he expressed a preference for live theater, which he said was "far more liberating for the actor," Cornthwaite was best-known for his work in films and television. He appeared in more than 250 television shows and as many as 50 feature films...

...He worked in radio in Southern California while attending Long Beach City College in the late 1930s. After serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, he completed his degree at USC in 1947...

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