'Sound of Music' patriarch Christopher Plummer dead at 91

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Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical 'The Sound Of Music' and in 2012 became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, has died at 91, his longtime friend and ...

Christopher Plummer, accepts the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in"Beginners" at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on February 26 2012.Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical"The Sound Of Music" and in 2012 became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, has died at 91, his longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt said on Friday.

Plummer, an accomplished Shakespearean actor honored for his varied stage, television and film work in a career that spanned more than six decades, was best known for his role in"The Sound Of Music," which at the time eclipsed"Gone With the Wind" as the top-earning movie ever. Plummer became the oldest actor to win a competitive Academy Award - supplanting Jessica Tandy and George Burns, who both were 80 when they won theirs.

It took him four decades to change his view of the film and embrace it as a"terrific movie" that made him proud.

 

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