Christopher Plummer starred with Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, who played Colonel von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91 after hitting his head after falling and hitting his head. The Sound of Music co-actor Julie Andrews mourned him, calling him a "perfect actor" and "cherished friend" and "I cherish the memories of our work together and the humor and fun we've shared together over the years." I extend my condolences to his lovely wife Elaine and daughter Amanda. ”
In a career spanning more than 60 years, Plummer won an Academy Award for his performances on stage, television and film. In 2012, at the age of 82, Plummer became the oldest Oscar actor in history.
Oscar winner Christopher Plummer died friday morning at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91
In a statement confirming his death, Plummer's old friend and agent Lou Pitt said: "Chris was an extraordinary man, he deeply loved and respected his profession, and he had a great old-fashioned demeanor, self-deprecating humor and musical language. He is a national treasure of Canada, his art and humanity touched the hearts of all of us, his legendary life will be passed down from generation to generation, and he will always be with us.
<h1>He became famous for The Sound of Music and ridiculed it as an "albatross"</h1>
For many fans, the most glorious stroke of his career was playing a stern widower in The Sound of Music, with anandrus paired with him.
Andrews plays a nun named Maria, who falls desperately in love with Colonel von Trapp. During filming, although the two were attracted to each other, the love story on the screen was never staged in real life. "We should be together," Plummer told ABC News in 2015.
He lamented that von Trapp's character was "a dull character, lacking a sense of humor, monotonous and tedious". He once described the film as a film that followed him through his career like an albatross. In his autobiography In Spite Of Myself, published in 2008, Plummer mischievously referred to the film by the acronym S&M (the Sound of Music). It took him 40 years to change his mind about the film and see it as a "great movie" that he was proud of. (The Sound of Music won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1965.)
After the age of 70, Plummer made his debut in a series of connotative roles. 70 years old should be the age when most actors gradually fade out of the film world, but at the age of 82, he won the long-awaited Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his superb acting skills in "Beginners". At the Oscars in February 2012, Plummer, born in 1929, said to his little golden man, "Honey, you're only two years older than me." Plummer replaced Jessica Tandy and George Burns as the oldest actor to win an Oscar.
In 2019, in the suspense movie "Sharp Blade Out of the Sheath", Plummer played a rich novelist with a bizarre death.
<h1>The arrogant only son of alcoholism</h1>
Plummer was born on December 13, 1929, to a railway family in Toronto. He was a great-grandson of Sir John Abbott, Canada's third Prime Minister, and his parents divorced shortly after his birth.
Plummer was notorious for his arrogance and bad temper. As the only child of Canada's prominent political family, Plummer's childhood was privileged.
In his memoirs, Plummer immersed himself in his own arrogance, "My family was in good condition, which made me want to be a bad boy all the time." I'm sure it will make me more interesting and will get me more attention. ”
He admits to living an alcoholic life in the 1960s with a lot of affair. After marrying in 1970, his third wife, British actress Elaine Taylor, forced him to stop drinking and partying, and some of his peers and friends also persuaded him.
In 2010, he told the British Daily Telegraph: "Yes, I stopped (drinking heavily). I'm such an asshole, what a coward! Elaine did say, 'If you don't stop this stupid drinking, I'll get out of here.' In a sense, she did save my life. ”
Plummer won the long-awaited Academy Award at the age of 82 for his supporting role in Beginner.
<h1>Two ex-wives, a daughter and a series of affairs</h1>
Plummer was married three times. In 1956, he proposed to the American actress Tammy Grimes. In 1957, they welcomed a daughter, Amanda Plummer (Plummer's only child). But the marriage was short-lived and ended in 1960.
In his autobiography, Plummer recounts how he became estranged from Amanda during her childhood, as Grimes forbade them to have contact. They bonded as Amanda grew up, and she pursued an acting career like her father.
The legendary playboy met his second wife, Patricia Lewis, in the 1960s. The newspaper columnist interviewed Plummer during his tenure at The Royal Shakespeare Company.
The newlyweds embark on a passionate romance. They went together to the best restaurants and nightclubs. Tragedy struck, however, when, after an all-night revelry, the Carey convertible driven by Lewis crashed into a pillar outside Buckingham Palace.
Lewis had multiple fractures of the face and a large number of blood clots in his brain, and had been in a coma. Plummer miraculously survived, barely injured. In the weeks since then, Plummer has reportedly been drunk.
On May 4, 1962, after Lewis' long and painful recovery, Plummer decided to marry her. They had a happy marriage, but eventually broke down, and the two officially divorced in 1967.
Plummer developed a crush on his co-actors, including Julie Andrews and Natalie Wood.
In 1969, Plummer met his third wife, British actress Elaine Taylor, while filming a film in Ireland. At the time, Plummer had been having an affair with Welsh socialite Elizabeth Reese-Williams.
Taylor's reddish hair in order to play the role is said to have attracted Plummer, and Taylor, who is 14 years younger than him, agreed to meet him again in London on the condition that he restrain his drinking habits.
The couple married in 1970 and lived happily in Weston, Connecticut until his death. Plummer called Taylor the favorite of his life and the one he admired the most, "because she was beautiful, as intelligent as King Solomon, and a cook with a blue ribbon." ”
Plummer's only daughter, Amanda (left), poses with Plummer's third wife, Elaine (right), in 1990
<h1>Notoriously stinky temper</h1>
During the production of The Sound of Music, he became known for being rude, bullying, alcoholic, pretentious, and loud-voiced.
One morning, due to a hangover, he rushed to the outdoor shooting scene and interrupted the normal shooting. He yelled that he had been rudely insulted. Everyone on the crew is ignorant and rude, and if he doesn't get a humble apology from everyone from the director to the cafeteria staff, he'll quit the film. A timid assistant director took Plummer off the set, begged him to sit on a park bench and asked him why he was so angry.
Plummer said angrily that he had not received notices for the day and that no one had told him where to shoot or which scenes he would be filming.
The assistant director apologized euphemistically, explaining that he didn't call Plummer because he didn't play that day.
Instead of easing his temper, Plummer returned to the hotel in a fit of rage and began to drink heavily, gulping down gin and beer.
Christopher Plummer, who always refused to mention the names of his most famous films, played Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
<h1>"Express regret for the bad deeds of his early years."</h1>
On stage, his talent still shines. In 1997, he received a Tony Award for his role as Hollywood great John Barrymore.
Later in his acting career, there were some really valuable films. In 2010, at the age of 81, he received his first Oscar nomination for the role of Lev Tolstoy in The Last Stop. Two years later, he won Best Supporting Actor for the romantic comedy Beginner, making him the oldest winner in Oscar history.
Six years later, he succeeded the discredited Kevin Spacey as billionaire J. Paul Getty, who was nominated again for Money World. He was also awarded the Canadian Medal of Honor. Plummer is finally ripe and can enjoy success – and let others enjoy working with him.
He regretted his early misdeeds, especially the way he treated his first wife, Tammy: The night she gave birth to his only child, Amanda, he left her alone to drink with friends.
By contrast, he had been married to his third wife, Elaine, for 50 years, and he had even begun to appreciate the character who made him famous, Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. He said thoughtfully, "What a great movie this is." It's the best of its kind – warm, touching, joyful, timeless. When I saw this scene at a children's party, I was suddenly proud because I was one of them. ”
If only he had realized this half a century ago.
Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News Worldview
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