Quick Facts
- NAME: Jason Nelson Robards, Jr.
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress
- BIRTH DATE: July 26, 1922
- DEATH DATE: December 26, 2000
- EDUCATION: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
- PLACE OF DEATH: Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Jason Robards, Jr. was an intense stage and film actor, a frequent interpreter of Eugene O'Neill's work, and also starred in Philadelphia and Magnolia.
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Screen and stage actor Jason Robards, Jr. was born in Chicago, IL in 1922. His work is remarkable for its intensity and introspection. After a six year stint in the Navy, Robards studied acting and made his stage debut in 1949. He became the foremost interpreter of playwright Eugene O'Neill, starring in The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey into Night, among many others by O'Neill.
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