James Coburn

(1928-2002) born at Laurel, Cedar County. Actor, appeared in nearly 80 films and twice that amount in television productions, one of the most versatile lead actors of his time, recipient of Academy Award for best supporting actor in 1998 film Affliction; his star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Consult Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Vol 16 (Gale, 1997) 61-64 and Current Biography (1999) 138-141 and obituaries in Lincoln Journal Star, November 20, 2002, p. B-1 and New York Times, November 20, 2002, p. A-21 and Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Vol 6 (2004) 96-97.

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