Shirley Knight, Adventurous Actress and Two-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 83

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Actress ShirleyKnight was known for taking bold chances during her career

in a 2010 interview for the Classic TV blog. After one performance, she recalled, "Tennessee came backstage and said, 'Finally, I have my Blanche. My perfect Blanche.'" He then wrote with James Grissom, Williams said: "People talk about talent, but everybody has some talent. Everybody also has a heart. But talent, like one's heart, is almost always badly or rarely used.

She was born on July, 5, 1936, in Goessel, Kansas, the daughter of an oil-company executive. Raised in nearby Mitchell, a town with 13 houses, a two-room schoolhouse and a church, Knight began training at age 11 to be an opera singer., an adaptation of another Inge play, to film at Sterling Lake, Knight, her sister, brother and mom served as extras for a day on the film, watching William Holden and Kim Novak at work.

Knight wasn't going back to Kansas. She enrolled at UCLA and took acting lessons from Jeff Corey and while in a play was spotted by Ethel Winant, the famed head of casting at CBS.

 

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Precious. RIP, sweet lady...

MY CONDOLENCES PRAYERS

A treasure, throughout her long career. . .

Rest in peace.

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