Paul Scofield News

A recent work by one of the theater world's giants will be making its only New England stop this fall at Wesleyan University , The legendary theater director-essayist-guru Peter Brook will bring his latest ...

For the actor, Shakespeare's tragic play "King Lear," written in 1605, can be defined as intimidating at most.

In the early 1960s, I was privileged to watch Paul Scofield, a powerful dramatic actor, in his portrayal of 'King Lear' in a Lincoln Center production of that classic Shakespeare play.

Genre: Spy Action-Drama Directed by: Michael Winner Starring: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield, John Colicos, Gayle Hunnicutt From the very first shot - a focus shift from the Arc de Triomphe to a ...

Veteran British character actor who, by his own estimate, has played "two kings, two dukes, a lot of lords and the odd private soldier." Best known as the Duke of Norfolk opposite Paul Scofield's Sir Thomas ...

Three Tony Awards is not nearly enough for Frank Langella , who won his most recent Tony just last year for Frost/Nixon . He'll flirt with another nomination by returning to the Great White Way in the fall ...

Dear Mr. Smithee: With your resources ... in the history of movies and theater, who is the only male actor who won an Oscar and also a Tony for the same show on film and on Broadway? Now see if you can name the ...

Happy 444th, Will. Yep, Shakespeare will be that old but hardly forgotten come this Wednesday. via Thehour.com

I think continually of those who were truly great. Born of the sun they traveled a short while towards the sun, And left the vivid air signed with their honor. via WWTC-AM Eagan

“He was a great friend and a great man”

Scofield won the Oscar for best actor in 1967 for A Man for All Seasons Friends and family have paid their last respects at the private funeral of British actor Paul Scofield, who died of leukaemia last week, ... via BBC

Another reason to mourn the loss of Paul Scofield. Asked to reprise the role of Salieri in the Broadway production of "Amadeus", the home-loving actor sent his regrets to Peter Shaffer: I know you'll ... via The Spectator

“He comes from Hurstpierpoint (where we lived) so we're going”

World renowned actor Paul Scofield, from Balcombe, has died in hospital aged 86 after a period of illness. via West Sussex Observer

“Lilac. We have them at Hampton. Not so fine as this, though. I'm in an excellent frame of mind.”

I suppose it was inevitable that when that glorious Shakespearean actor Paul Scofield died last week, we would reflect on his role in the finest film ever made in the history of the world. via The Belfast Telegraph

“But the fact that he did not commit himself to playing the star - even though he was one - is what made him so fascinating to many of us.”

OF all the great British actors, Paul Scofield was the least actor-ish of the lot. via New York Post

Deval Patrick's casino bill was predictably defeated yesterday. The Globe's headline is delightful. via Squaring the Boston Globe

The actor Paul Scofield has died. He was 86. That, in itself, may not lead to mourning. via Deseret Morning News

“These two great actors - she'd been Goneril to his Lear - were performing ... and as they left the stage he put his hand on her back to guide her off. Unforgettable.”

Blog: Michael Billington pays tribute In pictures: Scofield on stage and screen Obituary: Paul Scofield, 1922-2008 Mark Brown, arts correspondent Friday March 21, 2008 The Guardian Quiet genius ... Paul ... via MediaGuardian.co.uk

“He had a charisma, a hypnotism, a kind of spell that he cast on an audience, which was an extraordinary thing to negotiate as a young actor. He was an absolutely towering actor.”

DAME JUDI DENCH has led the tributes to late Oscar-winning actor PAUL SCOFIELD who died on Thursday . via PR-inside.com

“Of the 10 greatest moments in the theater, eight are Scofield's”

Paul Scofield, the towering British stage actor who won international fame and an Academy Award for the film "A Man for All Seasons," has died. via CNN

“Eight Is Enough"! Pennsylvania parents show us how they handle raising 2-year-old sextuplets and 6-year-old twins. "AMERICAN IDOL”

"A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS" 5 p.m. TCM Don't expect a picnic when you take on Henry VIII. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer